Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	260
2	Patricia	255
3	Carol	225
4	Mary	173
5	Judith	167
6	Sandra	152
7	Nancy	127
8	Joan	124
9	Linda	118
10	Elizabeth	116
11	Joyce	108
12	Elaine	102
13	Carolyn	94
14	Ann	90
15	Marie	85
16	Margaret	83
17	Dorothy	82
18	Beverly	78
19	Janet	77
20	Janice	75
21	Kathleen	70
22	Jean	66
23	Pauline	65
24	Marilyn	63
25	Susan	60

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diane	56
26	Virginia	56
28	Maureen	55
29	Frances	54
30	Lorraine	53
31	Constance	49
32	Shirley	48
33	Rita	44
34	Doris	43
35	Irene	42
35	Karen	42
37	Helen	41
37	Roberta	41
39	Anne	40
40	Carole	39
40	Claire	39
40	Gloria	39
40	Ruth	39
44	Catherine	38
44	Gail	38
44	Jacqueline	38
47	Eileen	36
47	Geraldine	36
47	Jeanne	36
47	Marjorie	36
51	Ellen	35
51	Jane	35
53	Dolores	34
53	Paula	34
55	Alice	33
55	Lois	33
57	Lucille	32
58	Joanne	31
58	Suzanne	31
60	Cynthia	30
61	Phyllis	29
62	Arlene	28
62	Eleanor	28
62	Marion	28
62	Sharon	28
66	Louise	25
66	Martha	25
68	Donna	24
68	June	24
68	Rose	24
71	Joann	23
71	Theresa	23
73	Anna	22
73	Annette	22
73	Brenda	22
73	Claudette	22
73	Marcia	22
78	Angela	21
78	Evelyn	21
78	Jeannette	21
81	Betty	20
81	Charlotte	20
81	Sheila	20
84	Anita	19
84	Pamela	19
84	Priscilla	19
87	Jeannine	18
87	Meredith	18
87	Sally	18
90	Lillian	17
91	Josephine	16
91	Maria	16
93	Beatrice	15
93	Deborah	15
93	Diana	15
93	Madeleine	15
93	Rosemary	15
98	Christine	14
98	Mildred	14
98	Norma	14
98	Rosemarie	14