Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,699
2	Judith	961
3	Barbara	945
4	Carol	938
5	Patricia	863
6	Sharon	862
7	Sandra	852
8	Karen	825
9	Kathleen	715
10	Nancy	660
11	Susan	643
12	Diane	465
13	Donna	413
14	Linda	406
15	Judy	403
16	Janet	402
17	Jean	384
18	Joan	346
19	Bonnie	337
20	Margaret	311
21	Betty	305
22	Ruth	279
23	Marilyn	273
24	Shirley	270
25	Joyce	264

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	254
27	Beverly	238
28	Cheryl	237
29	Darlene	235
30	Jane	227
31	Dorothy	184
32	Elizabeth	176
33	Gloria	174
33	Lois	174
35	Carolyn	168
36	Ann	161
36	Joanne	161
38	Virginia	158
39	Kathryn	150
40	Elaine	147
41	Carole	144
42	Sally	142
43	Rita	126
44	Gail	123
45	Helen	122
45	Suzanne	122
47	Dianne	121
48	Alice	120
48	Joann	120
50	Kay	118
50	Marlene	118
52	Lynn	115
53	Pamela	112
54	Sue	109
55	Ellen	104
56	Arlene	101
57	Catherine	100
57	Christine	100
59	Jeanne	99
60	Katherine	98
60	Kathy	98
62	Marie	97
63	Geraldine	95
64	Charlotte	94
65	Phyllis	91
65	Rose	91
67	Jacqueline	90
68	Diana	85
69	Marjorie	83
70	Connie	81
71	Eileen	80
72	Marcia	79
73	Doris	75
73	Frances	75
73	Rosemary	75
76	Delores	64
76	Jeanette	64
78	Peggy	63
78	Roberta	63
80	Constance	62
81	Julie	61
82	Bonita	60
83	Louise	59
83	Martha	59
85	June	57
86	Cynthia	55
87	Anne	54
88	Charlene	52
88	Lynne	52
90	Lorraine	51
91	Jo	50
92	Maureen	49
93	Norma	48
94	Maryann	47
95	Audrey	45
95	Theresa	45
97	Jill	44
97	Penny	44
97	Sherry	44
97	Victoria	44