Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	207
2	Mary	168
3	Karen	141
4	Carol	140
5	Barbara	123
5	Sharon	123
7	Judy	115
8	Patricia	112
9	Joyce	96
10	Carolyn	89
10	Nancy	89
12	Joan	88
13	Judith	79
14	Bonnie	76
15	Connie	73
16	Sandra	66
17	Betty	64
18	Janet	62
19	Marilyn	58
20	Janice	56
21	Diane	53
22	Kay	52
23	Kathleen	50
24	Jean	48
25	Margaret	47

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	46
27	Donna	45
27	Elaine	45
27	Gloria	45
27	Susan	45
31	Ann	42
32	Dorothy	40
32	Ruth	40
34	Beverly	37
35	Joann	35
36	Norma	34
36	Shirley	34
38	Virginia	33
39	Myrna	32
40	Colleen	31
40	Deanna	31
40	Evelyn	31
40	Kathryn	31
40	Lynda	31
45	Annette	29
45	Geraldine	29
45	Lois	29
48	Darlene	28
48	Peggy	28
50	Dixie	27
51	Alice	26
51	Marie	26
51	Patsy	26
54	Carole	25
55	Gayle	24
56	Anna	23
56	Marlene	23
58	Frances	22
58	Jo	22
58	Marsha	22
61	Glenda	20
61	Kaye	20
61	Marjorie	20
64	Doris	19
64	Jane	19
66	Claudia	18
66	Jeanette	18
66	Phyllis	18
66	Rose	18
66	Sylvia	18
71	Joanne	17
71	Julie	17
71	Martha	17
71	Pat	17
71	Suzanne	17
76	Arlene	16
76	Charlene	16
76	Lola	16
76	Sally	16
80	Dianne	15
80	Jolene	15
80	Sue	15
83	Charlotte	14
83	Elizabeth	14
83	Irene	14
83	Julia	14
83	June	14
83	Laura	14
83	Sherry	14
90	Edna	13
90	Marcia	13
90	Margie	13
90	Marian	13
90	Rosalie	13
90	Rosemary	13
96	Audrey	12
96	Carma	12
96	Deann	12
96	Diana	12
96	Katherine	12
96	Lorna	12
96	Lynne	12
96	Pamela	12
96	Tamara	12