Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	776
2	Sharon	758
3	Mary	601
4	Carol	574
5	Patricia	543
6	Karen	524
7	Judy	516
8	Barbara	496
9	Sandra	449
10	Judith	421
11	Nancy	376
12	Susan	321
13	Donna	301
14	Janet	279
15	Diane	258
16	Kathleen	244
17	Carolyn	241
18	Marilyn	237
19	Shirley	234
20	Janice	224
21	Margaret	217
22	Joan	190
23	Bonnie	179
24	Betty	175
25	Joyce	153

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	136
27	Beverly	127
27	Sally	127
29	Virginia	126
30	Darlene	125
31	Dorothy	121
32	Joanne	118
33	Cheryl	117
34	Jean	114
35	Diana	111
36	Roberta	103
37	Elizabeth	96
38	Frances	95
39	Helen	93
40	Ann	92
41	Gloria	90
42	Carole	89
43	Ruth	88
44	Gail	87
45	Connie	81
45	Kathy	81
47	Elaine	79
48	Penny	78
49	Kay	77
50	Dianne	74
51	Suzanne	73
52	Julie	72
53	Jo	70
54	Alice	69
54	Charlotte	69
54	Lois	69
57	Phyllis	67
58	Lynda	66
58	Pat	66
58	Sheila	66
61	Sherry	65
61	Vicki	65
63	Kathryn	64
63	Lynn	64
63	Sue	64
66	Peggy	63
67	Colleen	60
68	Marie	59
69	Marjorie	58
69	Marlene	58
69	Martha	58
72	Norma	57
73	Catherine	55
74	Claudia	54
74	Ellen	54
74	Geraldine	54
74	Katherine	54
78	Jane	52
79	Jeanne	50
79	Marcia	50
81	Charlene	49
81	Gayle	49
81	Rita	49
84	Eileen	48
85	Rose	47
86	Leslie	46
86	Loretta	46
86	Sylvia	46
89	Joann	45
89	Paula	45
91	Anne	44
91	Arlene	44
91	Joy	44
91	Patty	44
95	Christine	42
95	Jacqueline	42
95	Lorraine	42
98	Doris	41
98	Jeanette	41
100	Georgia	40
100	Louise	40