Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	225
2	Sharon	202
3	Karen	193
4	Carol	167
5	Barbara	128
6	Judy	125
7	Patricia	112
8	Shirley	103
9	Sandra	102
10	Donna	100
11	Janice	99
12	Janet	88
13	Linda	75
14	Judith	74
15	Betty	71
15	Joyce	71
17	Beverly	69
18	Bonnie	68
19	Marilyn	62
20	Dorothy	61
21	Joan	60
22	Nancy	58
23	Darlene	51
23	Kathleen	51
23	Lois	51

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	49
26	Diane	49
28	Jean	46
29	Virginia	44
30	Gloria	41
30	Margaret	41
32	Ruth	40
33	Carole	35
33	Connie	35
33	Elaine	35
33	Helen	35
33	Kay	35
33	Susan	35
39	Delores	34
40	Joanne	33
41	Deanna	32
42	Rose	29
43	Charlotte	27
43	Joann	27
45	Marjorie	26
46	Dianne	24
46	Doris	24
46	Kathryn	24
46	Marlene	24
50	Norma	23
50	Rita	23
52	Phyllis	22
52	Roberta	22
52	Sally	22
55	Frances	21
56	Alice	20
56	Eileen	20
56	Patty	20
59	Jeanette	19
59	June	19
59	Wanda	19
62	Charlene	18
62	Myrna	18
64	Elizabeth	17
64	Geraldine	17
64	Lavonne	17
64	Maxine	17
64	Rosemary	17
64	Ruby	17
70	Jane	16
71	Arlene	15
71	Gail	15
71	Irene	15
71	Marcia	15
75	Audrey	14
75	Evelyn	14
75	Julie	14
75	Marie	14
75	Sylvia	14
80	Diana	13
80	Katherine	13
80	Lorraine	13
80	Marian	13
84	Ann	12
84	Anna	12
84	Loretta	12
84	Marlys	12
84	Pamela	12
84	Ramona	12
90	Bernice	11
90	Eleanor	11
90	Georgia	11
90	Glenda	11
90	Jeanne	11
90	Martha	11
90	Pauline	11
90	Peggy	11
98	Ellen	10
98	Jacqueline	10
98	Janis	10
98	Laura	10
98	Mavis	10
98	Mildred	10
98	Pat	10
98	Sheila	10
98	Veronica	10
98	Yvonne	10