Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,022
2	Linda	755
3	Barbara	670
4	Patricia	571
5	Carolyn	558
6	Betty	511
7	Nancy	472
8	Sandra	453
9	Carol	449
10	Sharon	395
11	Shirley	374
12	Brenda	364
13	Judith	356
14	Judy	284
15	Janet	265
16	Joyce	257
17	Karen	253
18	Donna	247
19	Margaret	244
20	Phyllis	236
21	Wanda	202
22	Virginia	198
23	Ruth	183
24	Helen	180
25	Dorothy	178

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	174
27	Elizabeth	169
28	Frances	164
29	Charlotte	160
29	Janice	160
31	Martha	150
32	Peggy	146
33	Alice	138
34	Anna	134
35	Gloria	132
36	Doris	130
37	Connie	121
38	Norma	120
39	Joan	112
40	Rebecca	111
41	Lois	100
42	Beverly	95
43	Delores	92
44	Rose	91
44	Wilma	91
46	Loretta	89
46	Mildred	89
48	Jo	88
49	Susan	87
50	Patty	83
51	Juanita	82
52	Sue	77
53	Ann	75
54	Jean	70
54	Thelma	70
56	Geraldine	68
56	Ruby	68
58	Rita	67
59	Patsy	65
59	Sarah	65
61	Diana	63
61	Evelyn	63
61	Freda	63
64	Ellen	61
64	Jane	61
66	Edna	58
67	Deloris	56
68	Kay	55
68	Marilyn	55
70	Edith	54
70	Glenna	54
72	Carole	52
72	Hazel	52
72	Kathryn	52
72	Sally	52
76	Catherine	50
76	Emma	50
78	Jacqueline	49
78	Katherine	49
80	Julia	48
80	Sylvia	48
82	Ethel	47
82	Marjorie	47
84	Gladys	44
84	Joann	44
86	Dottie	42
86	Naomi	42
88	Billie	41
88	Roberta	41
90	Diane	39
90	Eva	39
90	Nellie	39
90	Violet	39
94	Beatrice	38
94	Glenda	38
96	Alma	37
96	Eleanor	37
96	Maxine	37
96	Pauline	37
100	Constance	36
100	Louise	36