Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	889
2	Linda	759
3	Barbara	614
4	Patricia	550
5	Betty	491
6	Carolyn	472
7	Sandra	446
8	Carol	432
9	Nancy	412
10	Sharon	379
11	Judith	360
12	Shirley	345
13	Brenda	328
14	Judy	317
15	Joyce	290
16	Donna	262
17	Margaret	244
18	Janet	227
19	Karen	225
20	Phyllis	199
21	Ruth	198
22	Helen	196
23	Wanda	187
24	Frances	182
25	Bonnie	177

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Virginia	177
27	Martha	173
28	Charlotte	167
29	Dorothy	163
30	Elizabeth	160
31	Alice	145
32	Peggy	132
33	Connie	116
34	Doris	115
35	Gloria	113
36	Anna	108
36	Rebecca	108
38	Janice	106
38	Loretta	106
40	Wilma	102
41	Lois	101
42	Susan	95
43	Norma	92
44	Joan	91
45	Beverly	86
46	Diana	79
47	Sue	78
48	Juanita	77
49	Jane	73
49	Sarah	73
51	Jo	72
52	Cheryl	71
52	Patty	71
52	Ruby	71
55	Deloris	69
55	Evelyn	69
57	Delores	68
58	Carole	65
58	Marilyn	65
60	Kathryn	64
60	Rose	64
62	Edna	63
62	Sylvia	63
62	Thelma	63
65	Mildred	61
66	Ann	60
66	Jean	60
68	Kay	56
68	Rita	56
70	Emma	55
70	Patsy	55
70	Sally	55
73	Ellen	51
74	Pamela	50
75	Joann	48
76	Catherine	45
77	Billie	44
77	Freda	44
77	Geraldine	44
80	Edith	43
80	Julia	43
80	Sheila	43
83	Glenna	42
84	Eva	41
84	June	41
84	Nina	41
87	Darlene	40
87	Kathleen	40
87	Marie	40
87	Pauline	40
91	Anita	39
91	Constance	39
91	Dottie	39
94	Paula	38
95	Rosa	37
95	Sara	37
97	Laura	36
98	Alma	35
98	Jacqueline	35
100	Hazel	34
100	Katherine	34
100	Margie	34
100	Nellie	34