Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sharon	520
2	Patricia	425
3	Mary	423
4	Linda	420
5	Judith	414
6	Barbara	355
7	Carol	352
8	Karen	351
9	Judy	340
10	Sandra	321
11	Nancy	250
12	Donna	213
13	Susan	202
14	Janet	189
15	Joan	185
16	Janice	181
17	Carolyn	165
18	Marilyn	160
19	Shirley	157
20	Diane	151
21	Margaret	150
22	Betty	145
23	Joyce	141
24	Bonnie	130
25	Kathleen	125

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	123
27	Darlene	106
28	Virginia	105
29	Dorothy	102
30	Joanne	90
30	Sally	90
32	Jean	89
33	Gloria	80
34	Roberta	77
35	Ann	76
35	Helen	76
37	Carole	74
38	Kay	72
39	Elizabeth	71
39	Marlene	71
39	Phyllis	71
42	Ruth	67
43	Alice	65
44	Frances	61
45	Lois	60
45	Marjorie	60
47	Charlotte	59
47	Gail	59
47	Peggy	59
50	Arlene	55
51	Joann	52
52	Jane	51
53	Jo	50
53	Pat	50
55	Norma	49
56	Elaine	48
56	Julie	48
56	Louise	48
59	Connie	46
60	Charlene	45
60	Kathryn	45
62	Geraldine	44
62	Marcia	44
62	Myrna	44
65	Katherine	43
65	Sue	43
67	Anita	42
67	Doris	42
69	Marie	40
70	Evelyn	39
70	Sylvia	39
72	Jacqueline	37
72	Jeanette	37
72	Martha	37
75	Dianne	35
75	Jeanne	35
75	Pamela	35
78	Catherine	34
78	Diana	34
78	Eleanor	34
78	Irene	34
78	Rose	34
78	Suzanne	34
84	Lynne	33
85	Anna	32
85	Delores	32
85	Ellen	32
85	Patsy	32
89	Claudia	31
89	Deanna	31
89	Dixie	31
89	June	31
89	Lynn	31
89	Sheila	31
89	Yvonne	31
96	Eileen	30
97	Juanita	29
98	Gretchen	28
98	Loretta	28
100	Anne	27
100	Margie	27