Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,087
2	Betty	800
3	Barbara	635
4	Shirley	634
5	Patricia	491
6	Nancy	437
7	Phyllis	292
8	Carol	280
9	Margaret	279
10	Carolyn	267
10	Janet	267
12	Ruth	259
13	Helen	253
14	Dorothy	244
15	Norma	226
16	Wanda	211
17	Virginia	202
18	Martha	200
18	Peggy	200
20	Doris	198
21	Joyce	195
22	Donna	185
23	Anna	182
24	Janice	179
25	Alice	169

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Linda	169
27	Sandra	168
28	Elizabeth	158
29	Frances	155
30	Judith	144
31	Loretta	142
32	Lois	129
33	Charlotte	117
33	Patty	117
35	Delores	116
36	Evelyn	113
37	Jean	112
38	Jo	111
39	Shelby	105
40	Ruby	104
40	Wilma	104
42	Thelma	103
43	Juanita	102
43	Mildred	102
45	Sylvia	98
46	Bonnie	89
46	Patsy	89
48	Joan	88
49	Edna	85
49	Eleanor	85
51	Emma	84
51	Gloria	84
51	Joann	84
54	Beverly	83
54	Rose	83
56	Deloris	80
57	Rosalie	78
58	Ellen	77
58	Hazel	77
60	Sally	74
61	Judy	73
62	Ann	72
63	Sharon	70
64	Nellie	67
65	Jane	66
66	Gladys	64
66	Sarah	64
68	Geraldine	63
69	Clara	62
70	Carole	61
71	Connie	60
71	Edith	60
71	Roberta	60
74	Ethel	58
74	June	58
76	Alma	57
76	Marjorie	57
78	Julia	56
78	Kay	56
80	Kathryn	55
80	Louise	55
82	Marilyn	54
83	Pauline	53
84	Dolores	52
84	Ella	52
84	Elsie	52
84	Sue	52
88	Anita	51
88	Freda	51
88	Ida	51
88	Violet	51
92	Naomi	50
93	Margie	48
94	Eva	47
94	Marlene	47
96	Irene	46
97	Catherine	45
97	Glenna	45
97	Marie	45
100	Geneva	44
100	Yvonne	44