Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	992
2	Barbara	644
3	Patricia	614
4	Betty	588
5	Linda	492
6	Carolyn	482
7	Nancy	449
8	Shirley	434
9	Judith	413
10	Sandra	386
11	Carol	361
12	Janet	291
13	Margaret	281
14	Phyllis	279
15	Joyce	264
16	Ruth	244
17	Brenda	240
18	Helen	225
19	Judy	212
20	Dorothy	200
21	Donna	197
22	Janice	195
23	Peggy	191
24	Wanda	189
25	Karen	185

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	183
27	Virginia	182
28	Bonnie	181
28	Sharon	181
30	Norma	176
31	Elizabeth	173
32	Frances	157
33	Anna	149
33	Doris	149
35	Alice	146
36	Juanita	132
37	Gloria	131
38	Charlotte	129
39	Lois	118
40	Patsy	117
41	Joan	116
42	Loretta	109
43	Patty	107
44	Delores	105
44	Sue	105
46	Beverly	94
47	Jo	93
47	Rebecca	93
49	Evelyn	92
50	Ruby	89
50	Sarah	89
52	Mildred	84
52	Wilma	84
54	Connie	82
54	Rose	82
54	Susan	82
57	Jean	78
57	Julia	78
57	Thelma	78
60	Sylvia	76
61	Eleanor	73
62	Joann	72
63	Emma	71
64	Geraldine	70
64	Rita	70
66	Deloris	64
67	Ann	62
67	Gladys	62
69	Sally	59
70	Carole	57
70	Edith	57
72	Catherine	56
72	Ellen	56
74	Kay	55
75	Glenna	53
76	Marilyn	51
77	Clara	50
77	Hazel	50
79	Jane	49
79	Margie	49
81	Deanna	48
81	Ethel	48
81	Eva	48
84	Kathleen	47
84	Naomi	47
86	Edna	46
86	Louise	46
88	Freda	45
88	Maxine	45
90	Darlene	44
90	Ella	44
90	June	44
93	Kathryn	43
93	Nellie	43
93	Shelby	43
96	Alma	42
96	Cora	42
96	Marjorie	42
99	Josephine	41
100	Drema	40
100	Nina	40