Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sharon	438
2	Judith	380
3	Mary	368
4	Patricia	350
5	Linda	349
6	Barbara	340
7	Carol	325
8	Judy	297
9	Sandra	281
10	Nancy	244
11	Donna	212
12	Karen	207
13	Marilyn	171
14	Janice	159
15	Janet	157
16	Betty	154
17	Joan	149
18	Susan	143
19	Margaret	140
20	Shirley	139
21	Carolyn	136
22	Darlene	116
23	Beverly	111
24	Diane	110
25	Bonnie	109

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	101
27	Virginia	99
28	Joanne	95
29	Dorothy	94
30	Kathleen	87
30	Sally	87
32	Jean	86
33	Helen	74
34	Ann	73
34	Lois	73
36	Elizabeth	70
37	Gloria	68
38	Alice	66
39	Marlene	65
40	Ruth	63
41	Arlene	62
41	Gail	62
43	Phyllis	61
44	Carole	60
45	Roberta	59
46	Marjorie	57
47	Frances	53
48	Jacqueline	52
49	Elaine	51
50	Ellen	50
50	Geraldine	50
52	Charlotte	48
53	Katherine	47
53	Norma	47
55	Irene	46
56	Kay	45
56	Pat	45
58	Peggy	44
59	Jo	43
60	Joann	41
61	Charlene	40
61	Julie	40
61	Louise	40
64	Doris	39
64	Jeanne	39
66	Jane	37
66	Kathryn	37
66	Marcia	37
69	Deanna	36
69	Dianne	36
69	Jeanette	36
69	Sylvia	36
73	Catherine	35
73	Delores	35
73	Evelyn	35
73	Marie	35
73	Rose	35
78	Claudia	34
78	Diana	34
78	Myrna	34
78	Suzanne	34
82	Anna	33
82	Anne	33
82	Joy	33
82	Patty	33
86	Colleen	31
86	Dixie	31
86	Edith	31
86	Margie	31
86	Sharron	31
86	Sue	31
92	Brenda	30
92	Dolores	30
92	Loretta	30
92	Yvonne	30
96	Connie	29
96	Lynne	29
96	Sherry	29
96	Wilma	29
100	Anita	28
100	Marian	28
100	Martha	28