Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1941

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	220
2	Barbara	205
3	Carol	188
4	Mary	171
5	Joan	145
6	Judith	136
7	Joyce	115
8	Sandra	100
9	Nancy	95
10	Carolyn	92
11	Elaine	86
12	Ann	84
13	Pauline	81
14	Dorothy	78
15	Linda	75
16	Marie	73
17	Beverly	72
17	Elizabeth	72
19	Jean	65
20	Margaret	63
21	Janice	60
22	Janet	57
23	Kathleen	49
24	Frances	48
24	Lucille	48

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Claire	47
26	Gloria	47
28	Jane	46
28	Virginia	46
30	Susan	45
31	Catherine	44
31	Eleanor	44
33	Marjorie	42
34	Maureen	41
35	Lorraine	39
36	Dolores	38
37	Marilyn	36
37	Shirley	36
39	Gail	34
39	Theresa	34
41	Jeanne	33
42	Diane	32
42	Helen	32
42	Jacqueline	32
45	Ruth	31
46	Alice	30
46	Anne	30
46	Carole	30
46	Rita	30
50	Doris	29
51	Anna	28
51	Louise	28
51	Phyllis	28
51	Roberta	28
55	Paula	27
56	Constance	26
56	Eileen	26
58	Arlene	25
58	Irene	25
58	Lois	25
58	Marcia	25
62	Joanne	24
62	Sheila	24
64	Geraldine	23
64	Karen	23
64	Rose	23
67	Evelyn	22
67	Suzanne	22
69	Donna	21
69	Lillian	21
71	Cynthia	20
71	Ellen	20
71	Martha	20
74	Edith	19
75	Annette	18
75	Brenda	18
75	Norma	18
78	Loretta	17
78	Muriel	17
80	Anita	16
80	Betty	16
80	Judy	16
80	Rosemarie	16
84	Angela	15
84	Audrey	15
84	Cecile	15
84	Joann	15
84	Kathryn	15
84	Priscilla	15
90	Diana	14
90	Mildred	14
92	Christine	13
92	Rosemary	13
92	Vivian	13
95	Beatrice	12
95	Jeanette	12
95	Jeannette	12
95	Marion	12
95	Pamela	12
95	Rosalie	12
95	Teresa	12