Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	370
1	Patricia	370
3	Sharon	369
4	Mary	349
5	Carol	299
6	Nancy	284
7	Judith	248
8	Marilyn	225
9	Sandra	214
10	Donna	206
11	Linda	203
12	Judy	202
13	Shirley	198
14	Janet	171
15	Betty	165
15	Joan	165
17	Janice	158
18	Karen	157
19	Darlene	134
20	Beverly	126
21	Dorothy	123
22	Sally	117
23	Joyce	111
24	Carolyn	109
24	Susan	109

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joanne	106
26	Margaret	106
28	Diane	97
29	Virginia	96
30	Helen	85
31	Arlene	75
31	Geraldine	75
33	Gail	73
34	Marjorie	72
35	Carole	71
35	Jean	71
37	Alice	70
37	Lois	70
37	Phyllis	70
40	Roberta	68
41	Marlene	67
42	Elizabeth	66
43	Kathleen	64
44	Ann	63
45	Bonnie	59
45	Gloria	59
45	Kay	59
48	Joann	58
49	Ruth	56
50	Frances	55
51	Jacqueline	53
51	Norma	53
51	Peggy	53
54	Pat	51
55	Marie	48
56	Elaine	47
56	Evelyn	47
58	Doris	42
58	Myrna	42
58	Sylvia	42
61	Dolores	41
62	Jeanette	39
63	Sheila	38
64	Anita	37
64	Charlotte	37
64	Jeanne	37
67	Delores	36
67	Jo	36
69	Ellen	35
70	Charlene	34
70	Dixie	34
70	Eleanor	34
70	Irene	34
74	Deanna	33
74	Laura	33
74	Marian	33
74	Rose	33
74	Yvonne	33
79	Anne	32
79	Glenda	32
79	Katherine	32
79	Marcia	32
79	Suzanne	32
84	Loretta	31
84	Margie	31
86	Colleen	30
86	Diana	30
88	Brenda	29
88	Esther	29
88	Wanda	29
91	Lorraine	28
92	Anna	27
92	Jane	27
92	Kathryn	27
92	Sue	27
96	Connie	26
96	June	26
96	Maureen	26
96	Rosalie	26
96	Wilma	26