Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,312
2	Judith	1,176
3	Barbara	972
4	Patricia	959
5	Carol	888
6	Karen	827
7	Sandra	689
8	Nancy	683
9	Sharon	678
10	Kathleen	451
11	Donna	440
12	Joan	427
13	Janet	385
14	Judy	363
15	Susan	355
16	Janice	343
17	Shirley	338
18	Jean	329
19	Joyce	320
20	Bonnie	318
21	Diane	317
22	Betty	301
23	Margaret	271
24	Beverly	261
25	Darlene	260

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	254
27	Marilyn	253
28	Dorothy	228
29	Linda	212
29	Virginia	212
31	Carolyn	210
31	Gloria	210
33	Joanne	201
33	Lois	201
35	Marlene	196
36	Jane	177
37	Elizabeth	169
38	Helen	167
39	Elaine	160
40	Joann	158
41	Kay	153
42	Phyllis	139
43	Ann	132
44	Sally	126
45	Arlene	124
46	Marjorie	113
47	Carole	112
48	Alice	111
49	Marie	110
50	Audrey	107
51	Rita	103
52	Charlotte	101
52	Kathryn	101
54	Geraldine	99
55	Ellen	97
56	Doris	92
57	Gail	91
57	Rosemary	91
59	Rose	88
59	Suzanne	88
61	Jeanne	85
62	Jacqueline	81
62	Sue	81
64	Frances	77
64	Katherine	77
66	Delores	74
67	Dianne	73
68	Catherine	72
69	Diana	69
70	Annette	67
71	Jeanette	66
71	June	66
71	Yvonne	66
74	Maryann	65
75	Eileen	63
76	Lorraine	61
77	Dolores	59
77	Julie	59
79	Louise	57
79	Roberta	57
81	Deanna	56
82	Anita	55
83	Evelyn	54
84	Marion	53
85	Constance	52
85	Grace	52
87	Charlene	50
87	Marian	50
89	Lynn	47
89	Maureen	47
89	Pat	47
92	Lucille	46
92	Marcia	46
92	Maxine	46
95	Christine	45
95	Loretta	45
95	Rosalie	45
98	Caroline	44
98	Connie	44
98	Norma	44