Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	209
2	Sharon	170
3	Carol	151
4	Donna	126
5	Judy	123
6	Patricia	119
7	Karen	118
8	Barbara	115
9	Janice	114
10	Joyce	104
10	Shirley	104
12	Judith	98
13	Betty	92
14	Marilyn	80
15	Janet	70
16	Beverly	68
17	Darlene	67
17	Sandra	67
19	Dorothy	65
20	Joan	63
20	Linda	63
22	Phyllis	57
23	Margaret	56
24	Bonnie	45
24	Nancy	45

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marlene	44
27	Lois	42
28	Kay	41
29	Virginia	40
30	Elaine	37
30	Jean	37
32	Ruth	36
33	Helen	35
33	Kathleen	35
35	Arlene	34
35	Deanna	34
35	Gloria	34
35	Joann	34
35	Norma	34
40	Connie	33
40	Delores	33
40	Diane	33
43	Marjorie	30
44	Roberta	28
45	Rita	26
46	Carole	25
46	Carolyn	25
46	Frances	25
46	Myrna	25
46	Rose	25
46	Sylvia	25
52	Audrey	24
52	Doris	24
52	Joanne	24
55	Lavonne	22
55	Lorraine	22
55	Susan	22
55	Yvonne	22
59	Alice	20
59	Geraldine	20
59	Jeanette	20
59	Marlys	20
59	Sally	20
64	Charlotte	19
64	Elizabeth	19
64	Evelyn	19
64	Jane	19
68	Rosemary	18
69	Gail	17
69	Kathryn	17
69	Loretta	17
69	Marie	17
73	Colleen	16
73	Wanda	16
75	Ellen	15
75	Mildred	15
75	Patty	15
75	Rosalie	15
79	Ann	14
79	Catherine	14
79	Dianne	14
79	Mavis	14
83	Anita	13
83	Constance	13
83	Eleanor	13
83	Louise	13
83	Lucille	13
83	Peggy	13
83	Vivian	13
90	Diana	12
90	Glenda	12
90	Irene	12
90	June	12
90	Lila	12
90	Sonja	12
96	Brenda	11
96	Dixie	11
96	Florence	11
96	Gladys	11
96	Jeanne	11
96	Leona	11
96	Marcella	11
96	Ramona	11