Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,041
2	Patricia	688
3	Barbara	679
4	Linda	657
5	Carolyn	550
6	Betty	546
7	Shirley	485
8	Sandra	471
9	Carol	438
10	Nancy	431
11	Judith	398
12	Joyce	330
13	Janet	321
14	Karen	293
15	Margaret	276
16	Sharon	272
17	Brenda	263
18	Donna	259
19	Phyllis	258
20	Judy	254
21	Ruth	225
22	Helen	222
23	Bonnie	195
23	Frances	195
25	Virginia	189

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	187
27	Dorothy	186
28	Anna	181
29	Wanda	177
30	Peggy	174
31	Martha	168
32	Charlotte	157
33	Janice	155
34	Alice	149
35	Norma	140
36	Doris	134
37	Gloria	131
38	Lois	124
39	Rebecca	120
40	Connie	117
41	Susan	101
42	Wilma	96
43	Evelyn	94
43	Patsy	94
45	Carole	93
45	Delores	93
45	Loretta	93
48	Joan	91
48	Rita	91
50	Beverly	90
51	Rose	87
52	Patty	84
52	Sue	84
54	Jean	83
54	Sarah	83
56	Thelma	82
57	Jo	79
57	Mildred	79
59	Juanita	77
59	Ruby	77
61	Emma	76
62	Edna	74
63	Sylvia	73
64	Ann	67
64	Geraldine	67
66	Kay	66
67	Sally	63
68	Jane	62
69	Julia	60
70	Roberta	59
71	Marilyn	57
72	Ethel	55
72	Eva	55
72	Pauline	55
75	Eleanor	54
75	Lillian	54
77	Billie	53
77	Ellen	53
77	Hazel	53
80	Catherine	52
80	Louise	52
80	Naomi	52
80	Sara	52
84	Kathryn	51
85	Deloris	50
85	Freda	50
87	Elsie	49
87	Joann	49
89	Marie	48
90	Clara	47
90	Diana	47
92	Alma	46
92	Gladys	46
94	Glenna	43
94	Kathleen	43
94	Laura	43
97	Dottie	42
97	Nellie	42
97	Sheila	42
100	Edith	40