Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Carol	250
2	Barbara	246
3	Patricia	241
4	Mary	234
5	Judith	186
6	Sandra	183
7	Linda	160
8	Joan	138
9	Nancy	124
10	Elaine	123
11	Joyce	121
12	Ann	104
13	Carolyn	88
13	Elizabeth	88
13	Jean	88
16	Kathleen	80
17	Janice	78
18	Margaret	74
19	Beverly	73
20	Susan	72
21	Marie	71
22	Frances	69
23	Karen	68
24	Dorothy	65
25	Janet	64

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Maureen	63
27	Marilyn	62
28	Catherine	61
28	Diane	61
30	Jane	55
31	Gail	53
31	Lucille	53
33	Sharon	51
34	Eileen	48
34	Pauline	48
34	Shirley	48
37	Lorraine	46
38	Carole	45
39	Donna	43
40	Virginia	42
41	Joanne	41
42	Constance	40
43	Paula	39
44	Jeanne	38
45	Cynthia	37
45	Helen	37
45	Jacqueline	37
45	Phyllis	37
45	Rita	37
50	Gloria	35
50	Irene	35
52	Sheila	34
53	Anne	33
53	Geraldine	33
53	Lois	33
56	Arlene	32
57	Dolores	31
57	Marcia	31
57	Pamela	31
57	Suzanne	31
61	Alice	30
61	Annette	30
61	Claire	30
61	Marjorie	30
61	Theresa	30
66	Joann	29
67	Louise	27
68	Ruth	26
69	Doris	25
69	Roberta	25
69	Rose	25
72	Evelyn	24
72	Maryann	24
74	Eleanor	23
75	Betty	22
75	Martha	22
75	Norma	22
75	Priscilla	22
79	Charlotte	21
80	Angela	19
80	Anna	19
80	Deborah	19
80	Ellen	19
84	Brenda	18
84	Christine	18
84	Diana	18
84	Florence	18
84	Rosemary	18
89	Marion	17
89	Marsha	17
89	Vivian	17
92	Anita	16
92	Katherine	16
92	Maria	16
92	Paulette	16
96	Andrea	15
96	Bonnie	15
96	Cecile	15
96	Dianne	15
96	Lynda	15
96	Madeline	15
96	Muriel	15