Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sharon	721
2	Linda	608
3	Mary	572
4	Patricia	516
5	Karen	471
6	Carol	465
7	Judith	456
8	Barbara	451
9	Judy	405
10	Sandra	399
11	Nancy	346
12	Donna	270
13	Janet	254
13	Susan	254
15	Marilyn	222
16	Janice	217
17	Kathleen	213
18	Diane	204
19	Shirley	197
20	Carolyn	184
21	Margaret	178
22	Joan	164
23	Betty	160
24	Bonnie	154
25	Beverly	144

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	128
27	Joyce	123
28	Darlene	118
29	Carole	113
30	Joanne	112
31	Dorothy	104
31	Sally	104
33	Helen	93
34	Gloria	92
35	Jean	91
36	Elizabeth	88
37	Ann	86
38	Kay	85
39	Gail	82
39	Ruth	82
41	Alice	79
42	Frances	78
43	Charlotte	76
44	Pamela	75
44	Peggy	75
46	Marjorie	73
47	Julie	72
47	Marlene	72
47	Roberta	72
50	Diana	71
50	Pat	71
52	Geraldine	69
53	Lois	65
54	Norma	64
55	Connie	63
55	Dianne	63
57	Charlene	60
57	Kathryn	60
57	Martha	60
60	Catherine	59
61	Sue	58
62	Kathy	57
63	Marie	55
63	Phyllis	55
65	Ellen	54
66	Lynn	53
67	Arlene	52
67	Marcia	52
69	Claudia	51
69	Elaine	51
71	Sheila	50
71	Sherry	50
73	Jane	49
74	Jacqueline	48
75	Katherine	47
75	Sylvia	47
77	Joann	46
78	Evelyn	45
78	Rita	45
78	Rose	45
81	Anne	44
81	Colleen	44
81	Louise	44
84	Loretta	43
84	Suzanne	43
86	Lynda	42
87	Doris	39
87	Penny	39
89	Jeanne	38
89	Vicki	38
91	Delores	37
91	Dolores	37
91	Laura	37
94	Edith	36
94	Patsy	36
96	Jo	35
96	Lynne	35
98	Eileen	34
98	Terry	34
100	Maureen	33
100	Myrna	33