Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,309
2	Barbara	927
3	Carol	885
4	Patricia	858
5	Nancy	713
6	Judith	671
7	Shirley	540
8	Donna	518
9	Joan	476
10	Beverly	412
11	Karen	408
12	Betty	376
13	Janice	373
14	Sandra	362
15	Sharon	349
16	Janet	335
17	Marilyn	329
18	Joyce	315
19	Marlene	297
20	Dorothy	296
21	Margaret	294
22	Jean	283
23	Darlene	277
24	Kathleen	274
25	Ruth	255

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diane	243
27	Joanne	219
28	Lois	217
29	Elaine	214
30	Helen	192
31	Virginia	188
32	Phyllis	185
33	Elizabeth	182
34	Judy	180
35	Arlene	178
36	Alice	168
37	Marjorie	155
38	Ann	150
39	Kay	148
40	Jane	147
41	Audrey	143
42	Bonnie	142
42	Susan	142
44	Doris	139
45	Carole	133
45	Rita	133
47	Marie	131
48	Gloria	127
49	Sally	123
50	Jeanette	121
50	Rose	121
52	Joann	118
52	Rosalie	118
54	Carolyn	116
55	Delores	114
55	Rosemary	114
57	Geraldine	111
58	Yvonne	97
59	Evelyn	95
59	Lorraine	95
61	June	94
62	Frances	93
63	Eileen	90
64	Charlotte	87
64	Jacqueline	87
66	Gail	83
67	Kathryn	81
68	Marion	80
69	Dolores	79
70	Catherine	77
71	Deanna	74
72	Linda	73
73	Suzanne	72
74	Caroline	68
74	Grace	68
76	Annette	66
77	Marian	64
78	Irene	63
78	Louise	63
80	Loretta	60
80	Roberta	60
80	Sonja	60
83	Bernice	59
84	Jeanne	58
84	Katherine	58
84	Sylvia	58
87	Marcia	57
87	Norma	57
89	Dianne	56
89	Ellen	56
91	Anita	54
91	Constance	54
91	Josephine	54
94	Theresa	50
95	Eleanor	49
95	Florence	49
95	Mildred	49
98	Lucille	48
99	Maryann	47
99	Sue	47