Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,462
2	Judith	1,228
3	Carol	896
4	Patricia	885
5	Barbara	884
6	Nancy	676
7	Karen	608
8	Sandra	575
9	Sharon	528
10	Joan	437
11	Donna	391
12	Shirley	380
13	Janet	359
14	Kathleen	351
15	Joyce	349
16	Beverly	344
17	Judy	341
18	Betty	323
19	Janice	320
20	Jean	318
21	Marilyn	283
22	Susan	278
23	Diane	255
24	Ruth	251
25	Margaret	247

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Darlene	234
27	Bonnie	219
28	Joanne	201
29	Marlene	200
30	Dorothy	193
31	Lois	192
32	Virginia	179
33	Helen	176
34	Linda	172
35	Elaine	171
36	Gloria	164
37	Ann	157
38	Elizabeth	154
39	Alice	153
40	Kay	147
41	Arlene	145
42	Jane	141
43	Carolyn	137
44	Phyllis	128
45	Geraldine	127
46	Sally	124
47	Audrey	119
47	Carole	119
49	Gail	117
50	Joann	116
51	Rose	110
52	Marie	108
53	Doris	103
54	Rita	102
55	Suzanne	101
56	Charlotte	99
56	Ellen	99
58	Marjorie	97
59	Catherine	96
60	Kathryn	94
61	Frances	92
62	Rosemary	89
63	Jeanette	87
64	Yvonne	82
65	Delores	80
66	Marion	78
67	Irene	77
68	Jacqueline	74
68	Jeanne	74
70	Lucille	72
71	Eileen	71
71	June	71
73	Dianne	70
74	Evelyn	67
74	Sue	67
76	Diana	65
76	Roberta	65
78	Lorraine	61
79	Katherine	60
80	Bernice	58
81	Louise	56
82	Christine	53
82	Deanna	53
82	Maryann	53
85	Anita	52
85	Constance	52
85	Loretta	52
88	Dolores	51
89	Annette	50
89	Norma	50
91	Marcia	49
91	Maxine	49
91	Rosalie	49
94	Anna	48
95	Caroline	46
95	Patsy	46
95	Theresa	46
98	Beatrice	45
98	Mildred	45
100	Lynn	44
100	Maureen	44