Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Carol	238
2	Patricia	222
3	Barbara	203
4	Mary	195
5	Judith	178
6	Sandra	164
7	Linda	141
8	Nancy	134
9	Elizabeth	107
10	Joan	104
11	Elaine	103
12	Kathleen	97
13	Margaret	93
14	Susan	92
15	Ann	91
16	Joyce	85
17	Carolyn	77
18	Beverly	71
18	Maureen	71
20	Donna	69
21	Karen	65
22	Jean	64
22	Marie	64
24	Janet	62
25	Diane	57

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Janice	57
25	Marilyn	57
28	Eileen	56
29	Frances	55
30	Dorothy	51
30	Gail	51
32	Pauline	49
33	Jacqueline	48
33	Jane	48
35	Shirley	47
36	Cheryl	46
36	Lorraine	46
36	Virginia	46
39	Claire	45
40	Helen	44
40	Paula	44
40	Sharon	44
43	Pamela	43
44	Gloria	42
45	Irene	41
45	Suzanne	41
47	Carole	40
47	Marcia	40
49	Anne	38
50	Constance	35
50	Joanne	35
52	Catherine	34
52	Lucille	34
54	Alice	33
54	Jeanne	33
56	Phyllis	31
56	Sheila	31
58	Lois	30
58	Rita	30
58	Ruth	30
61	Martha	29
62	Christine	28
62	Dianne	28
64	Louise	27
65	Cynthia	26
66	Eleanor	25
67	Joann	24
68	Andrea	23
68	Theresa	23
70	Brenda	22
70	Judy	22
70	Maria	22
70	Marjorie	22
70	Roberta	22
75	Ellen	21
75	Marsha	21
77	Rosemary	20
77	Sally	20
79	Charlotte	19
79	Deborah	19
79	Dolores	19
79	Jeannette	19
83	Arlene	18
83	Beatrice	18
83	Betty	18
83	Meredith	18
83	Rose	18
88	Evelyn	17
88	Jeannine	17
88	Lillian	17
88	Norma	17
88	Priscilla	17
93	Doris	16
93	Geraldine	16
93	Katherine	16
96	Anna	15
96	Diana	15
96	Marguerite	15
96	Marion	15
96	Vivian	15