Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	382
2	Barbara	369
3	Patricia	364
4	Sharon	344
5	Carol	332
6	Shirley	253
7	Donna	250
8	Nancy	222
9	Marilyn	191
10	Betty	178
11	Judith	171
11	Sandra	171
13	Janet	167
14	Joan	165
15	Janice	148
16	Beverly	146
17	Darlene	145
17	Karen	145
19	Margaret	137
20	Dorothy	128
21	Judy	123
22	Virginia	114
23	Diane	113
24	Linda	111
25	Carolyn	107

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joanne	105
27	Sally	103
28	Jean	102
29	Joyce	101
30	Arlene	90
31	Helen	88
31	Marlene	88
33	Phyllis	83
34	Lois	81
35	Ann	72
35	Gloria	72
35	Roberta	72
38	Kay	71
39	Frances	69
40	Susan	63
41	Kathleen	62
42	Deanna	61
42	Doris	61
42	Marjorie	61
45	Bonnie	59
45	Dolores	59
45	Elizabeth	59
45	Geraldine	59
49	Joann	57
50	Carole	56
50	Evelyn	56
52	Elaine	55
52	Ruth	55
54	Rosalie	53
55	Delores	51
55	Myrna	51
57	Jacqueline	50
58	Alice	49
59	Gail	48
60	Peggy	47
61	Jeanette	46
62	Charlotte	45
63	June	44
63	Katherine	44
63	Marcia	44
66	Loretta	43
66	Marie	43
68	Claudia	42
68	Irene	42
68	Louise	42
71	Pat	41
72	Norma	39
73	Colleen	38
73	Sylvia	38
75	Catherine	37
76	Jane	36
76	Jo	36
76	Marian	36
76	Rose	36
76	Yvonne	36
81	Lorraine	33
82	Charlene	32
83	Connie	31
83	Ellen	31
83	Margie	31
86	Anita	30
86	Kathryn	30
86	Wanda	30
89	Eleanor	29
90	Edith	28
90	Jeanne	28
92	Anna	27
92	Anne	27
92	Juanita	27
92	Patsy	27
92	Sheila	27
92	Suzanne	27
98	Eileen	26
98	Florence	26
98	Georgia	26
98	Mildred	26
98	Sonja	26
98	Sue	26