Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,288
2	Judith	962
3	Patricia	903
4	Barbara	881
5	Carol	845
6	Nancy	700
7	Joan	501
8	Donna	474
9	Karen	470
10	Shirley	455
11	Sharon	440
12	Sandra	431
13	Janet	420
14	Janice	339
15	Betty	328
16	Joyce	322
17	Beverly	317
18	Marilyn	310
19	Jean	289
20	Ruth	276
21	Dorothy	268
22	Kathleen	265
23	Darlene	264
24	Judy	261
25	Margaret	253

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marlene	247
27	Diane	243
28	Susan	226
29	Joanne	213
30	Elaine	208
31	Lois	204
32	Alice	181
33	Helen	178
34	Virginia	176
35	Elizabeth	151
36	Phyllis	149
37	Arlene	148
38	Doris	139
39	Joann	134
40	Geraldine	133
40	Jane	133
42	Ann	129
43	Carolyn	128
44	Sally	127
45	Carole	118
46	Audrey	117
47	Bonnie	116
48	Rose	114
49	Linda	113
50	Gloria	112
51	Marjorie	110
52	Kay	109
53	Rita	105
53	Yvonne	105
55	Gail	102
55	Rosemary	102
57	Marie	99
58	Jeanette	96
59	Lorraine	90
60	Delores	88
61	Charlotte	87
62	Catherine	85
62	June	85
64	Loretta	83
65	Frances	82
65	Jacqueline	82
67	Ellen	79
68	Kathryn	78
69	Eileen	74
70	Dolores	73
71	Marion	72
72	Suzanne	68
73	Irene	66
74	Evelyn	65
75	Marian	64
75	Rosalie	64
77	Charlene	63
77	Dianne	63
79	Louise	62
79	Roberta	62
81	Deanna	61
82	Jeanne	59
82	Marcia	59
84	Katherine	58
84	Sylvia	58
86	Maxine	55
86	Mildred	55
86	Theresa	55
89	Anita	52
90	Caroline	51
91	Annette	50
92	Eleanor	49
92	Sue	49
94	Anna	47
94	Constance	47
94	Norma	47
97	Lucille	45
98	Cynthia	43
98	Grace	43
98	Josephine	43