Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	216
2	Sharon	182
3	Karen	142
4	Carol	138
5	Judy	136
6	Barbara	135
7	Patricia	123
8	Judith	116
9	Donna	109
10	Janice	106
11	Joyce	85
12	Shirley	83
13	Janet	73
14	Linda	69
15	Betty	66
16	Sandra	65
17	Dorothy	64
18	Beverly	62
18	Gloria	62
18	Marilyn	62
21	Joan	61
22	Nancy	55
23	Jean	51
24	Darlene	47
25	Ruth	46

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lois	44
26	Phyllis	44
28	Bonnie	43
28	Margaret	43
30	Helen	41
30	Virginia	41
32	Connie	40
33	Elaine	37
33	Kathleen	37
33	Marlene	37
36	Carolyn	34
36	Norma	34
38	Deanna	31
39	Frances	30
39	Kay	30
41	Diane	29
41	Joann	29
41	Marjorie	29
44	Charlotte	28
44	Doris	28
46	Alice	27
46	Arlene	27
46	Marlys	27
49	Delores	26
50	Carole	25
50	Myrna	25
52	Joanne	24
52	Marie	24
52	Susan	24
55	Lavonne	23
55	Roberta	23
57	Jeanette	22
58	Audrey	21
58	Elizabeth	21
58	Geraldine	21
61	Constance	20
61	Marcia	20
63	Dianne	19
63	Irene	19
63	Rita	19
66	June	18
66	Rose	18
68	Evelyn	17
68	Jane	17
68	Mavis	17
68	Maxine	17
72	Kathryn	16
72	Lila	16
72	Patty	16
75	Anna	15
75	Sylvia	15
75	Yvonne	15
78	Diana	14
78	Dixie	14
78	Eileen	14
78	Gayle	14
78	Jo	14
78	Julie	14
78	Loretta	14
78	Lorraine	14
78	Peggy	14
78	Ramona	14
78	Ruby	14
78	Sally	14
78	Wanda	14
91	Ann	13
91	Jeanne	13
93	Cleo	12
93	Ellen	12
93	Harriet	12
93	Mildred	12
93	Rosalie	12
93	Sheila	12
93	Verna	12
100	Bernice	11
100	Deloris	11
100	Gail	11
100	Gladys	11
100	Martha	11
100	Patsy	11