Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	215
2	Sharon	154
3	Shirley	140
4	Carol	138
5	Barbara	124
6	Janice	123
7	Donna	110
8	Betty	108
8	Karen	108
10	Marilyn	94
10	Patricia	94
12	Beverly	78
13	Darlene	77
14	Phyllis	71
15	Joyce	69
16	Janet	65
17	Dorothy	63
18	Judy	60
19	Marlene	58
20	Joan	55
20	Judith	55
20	Margaret	55
23	Lois	53
24	Norma	49
25	Sandra	48

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	45
26	Delores	45
26	Nancy	45
29	Ruth	44
30	Virginia	42
31	Kay	41
32	Connie	40
33	Elaine	39
33	Joann	39
35	Alice	37
35	Helen	37
37	Deanna	36
38	Carolyn	35
39	Jean	34
39	Rose	34
41	Doris	33
41	Gloria	33
43	Charlotte	31
43	Linda	31
45	Jeanette	30
45	Yvonne	30
47	Audrey	29
48	June	28
48	Marjorie	28
50	Carole	26
50	Evelyn	26
50	Rita	26
53	Arlene	25
53	Elizabeth	25
53	Kathleen	25
53	Marie	25
57	Geraldine	24
57	Marlys	24
59	Joanne	23
59	Sally	23
61	Constance	22
61	Lavonne	22
61	Verna	22
64	Anita	21
65	Myrna	19
66	Marcella	18
66	Wanda	18
68	Diane	17
68	Frances	17
68	Jacqueline	17
68	Maxine	17
68	Sheila	17
73	Jane	16
73	Loretta	16
73	Mavis	16
73	Sylvia	16
77	Eleanor	15
77	Irene	15
77	Lorraine	15
77	Rosalie	15
81	Ellen	14
81	Elsie	14
81	Esther	14
81	Marcia	14
81	Roberta	14
86	Anna	13
86	Florence	13
86	Gladys	13
86	Jo	13
86	Kathryn	13
86	Peggy	13
86	Rosemary	13
93	Ann	12
93	Colleen	12
93	Josephine	12
93	Lucille	12
93	Marian	12
93	Mildred	12
93	Ramona	12
93	Susan	12