Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	123
2	Patricia	114
3	Barbara	107
4	Sandra	85
5	Shirley	80
6	Nancy	74
7	Judith	70
8	Joyce	63
9	Carol	56
10	Elizabeth	51
10	Joan	51
12	Linda	47
13	Janice	43
14	Jean	41
15	Margaret	40
16	Beverly	39
17	Marilyn	36
18	Dorothy	32
18	Janet	32
20	Betty	30
20	Jane	30
20	Ruth	30
23	Martha	29
24	Elaine	27
24	Marie	27

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	26
26	Gloria	26
26	Lorraine	26
29	Theresa	25
30	Susan	23
31	Carolyn	22
31	Donna	22
31	Virginia	22
34	Helen	21
34	Pauline	21
34	Sally	21
37	Alice	20
37	Joanne	20
37	Phyllis	20
37	Sylvia	20
41	Claire	19
41	Doris	19
41	Kathleen	19
44	Gail	18
44	Jacqueline	18
44	Louise	18
44	Marion	18
44	Marjorie	18
44	Norma	18
50	Anne	17
50	Frances	17
52	Brenda	16
52	Jeannette	16
54	Arlene	15
54	Lucille	15
56	Cynthia	14
56	Lois	14
56	Suzanne	14
59	Audrey	13
59	Eleanor	13
59	Ellen	13
59	Evelyn	13
59	Roberta	13
59	Sheila	13
65	Constance	12
66	Anita	11
66	Catherine	11
66	Charlotte	11
66	Deanna	11
66	Esther	11
66	Florence	11
66	Irene	11
66	June	11
66	Rose	11
75	Anna	10
75	Annette	10
75	Carole	10
75	Diane	10
75	Jeanne	10
75	Judy	10
75	Loretta	10
75	Maureen	10
75	Priscilla	10
84	Cecile	9
84	Hilda	9
84	Lillian	9
84	Rita	9
88	Christine	8
88	Dolores	8
88	Geraldine	8
88	Harriet	8
92	Ethel	7
92	Jeannine	7
92	Katherine	7
92	Kay	7
92	Laura	7
92	Muriel	7
92	Sara	7
92	Sharon	7
100	Bonnie	6
100	Dianne	6
100	Eileen	6
100	Grace	6
100	Helena	6
100	Juanita	6
100	Karen	6
100	Yvonne	6