Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,026
2	Betty	700
3	Barbara	640
4	Patricia	569
5	Shirley	551
6	Nancy	472
7	Carol	332
8	Phyllis	319
9	Janet	296
10	Margaret	281
11	Carolyn	280
12	Helen	262
13	Judith	246
14	Joyce	245
15	Ruth	239
16	Linda	236
17	Dorothy	226
18	Janice	218
18	Sandra	218
20	Norma	204
21	Donna	196
21	Peggy	196
23	Martha	193
23	Virginia	193
23	Wanda	193

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frances	187
27	Anna	164
28	Elizabeth	154
29	Doris	138
29	Loretta	138
31	Alice	129
32	Joan	115
33	Ruby	113
34	Jo	112
34	Lois	112
36	Charlotte	111
36	Judy	111
38	Juanita	109
39	Bonnie	106
40	Wilma	103
41	Delores	102
42	Mildred	101
43	Evelyn	99
44	Emma	92
44	Sylvia	92
46	Thelma	91
47	Patty	90
48	Sharon	87
49	Eleanor	84
50	Gloria	80
51	Rose	78
52	Joann	77
53	Geraldine	76
54	Jean	75
54	Sarah	75
56	Patsy	73
56	Sally	73
58	Deloris	71
58	Hazel	71
60	Sue	69
61	Gladys	67
62	Marilyn	66
63	Beverly	65
63	Ethel	65
63	Shelby	65
66	Ann	63
67	Clara	62
67	Jane	62
67	Naomi	62
70	Lillian	60
70	Roberta	60
72	Susan	59
73	Carole	57
74	Edith	56
75	Eva	54
75	Kathryn	54
75	Yvonne	54
78	Alma	53
78	Freda	53
80	Catherine	52
80	June	52
82	Edna	51
82	Jacqueline	51
82	Marjorie	51
85	Brenda	50
85	Connie	50
85	Julia	50
85	Pauline	50
85	Violet	50
90	Rebecca	49
91	Cora	48
91	Ellen	48
91	Marie	48
94	Kay	47
95	Dolores	46
95	Vivian	46
97	Ella	45
97	Irene	45
99	Glenna	44
99	Maxine	44