Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,583
2	Judith	1,303
3	Karen	1,081
4	Barbara	1,027
5	Carol	1,012
6	Patricia	941
7	Sandra	921
8	Sharon	840
9	Nancy	681
10	Kathleen	658
11	Susan	483
12	Diane	458
13	Joan	453
14	Donna	442
15	Judy	428
16	Janet	373
17	Bonnie	371
18	Jean	367
19	Janice	365
20	Shirley	351
21	Joyce	321
22	Betty	313
23	Marilyn	298
24	Linda	288
25	Beverly	285

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	281
27	Ruth	272
28	Darlene	270
29	Virginia	251
30	Joanne	241
31	Carolyn	210
32	Gloria	204
33	Carole	198
34	Lois	190
35	Elizabeth	185
36	Dorothy	182
37	Jane	177
38	Marlene	168
39	Ann	166
39	Elaine	166
39	Joann	166
42	Helen	160
43	Sally	150
44	Rita	134
45	Dianne	131
46	Kay	129
47	Kathryn	127
48	Alice	125
49	Geraldine	122
50	Suzanne	119
51	Doris	118
52	Phyllis	116
53	Rosemary	112
54	Charlotte	107
54	Marie	107
56	Sue	106
57	Ellen	105
57	Jeanne	105
59	Arlene	104
60	Gail	99
61	Christine	92
61	Jacqueline	92
61	Rose	92
64	Catherine	91
65	Lynn	90
66	Delores	89
67	Jeanette	88
67	Katherine	88
69	Audrey	86
70	Diana	81
70	Frances	81
72	Eileen	79
72	Marjorie	79
74	Dolores	73
74	Louise	73
74	Marcia	73
77	June	68
78	Lorraine	67
79	Yvonne	65
80	Charlene	63
81	Cynthia	60
81	Evelyn	60
81	Maryann	60
81	Roberta	60
85	Marion	59
86	Julie	58
87	Marian	57
88	Connie	55
89	Maureen	53
89	Sheila	53
91	Anne	52
92	Grace	50
92	Irene	50
92	Loretta	50
92	Lucille	50
96	Anita	49
96	Martha	49
96	Pamela	49
99	Constance	46
99	Kathy	46
99	Peggy	46