Most popular girls’ names in Wyoming, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	94
2	Patricia	59
3	Sharon	57
4	Barbara	51
5	Carol	50
6	Shirley	45
7	Nancy	42
8	Judith	38
9	Karen	36
10	Donna	35
10	Judy	35
12	Betty	32
12	Linda	32
14	Joyce	30
15	Sandra	27
16	Marilyn	25
17	Margaret	24
18	Beverly	23
19	Dorothy	22
19	Janice	22
19	Ruth	22
22	Carolyn	19
22	Helen	19
22	Roberta	19
25	Bonnie	18

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Jean	18
25	Joan	18
28	Alice	17
28	Kay	17
28	Lois	17
28	Norma	17
28	Virginia	17
33	Anita	15
33	Darlene	15
33	Deanna	15
33	Delores	15
33	Peggy	15
33	Susan	15
39	Frances	14
39	Kathleen	14
39	Wanda	14
42	Janet	13
43	Charlotte	12
43	Sally	12
45	Diana	11
45	Elaine	11
45	Georgia	11
45	Jo	11
45	Pat	11
45	Rose	11
51	Connie	10
51	Doris	10
51	Edith	10
51	Eleanor	10
51	Elizabeth	10
51	Ellen	10
51	Marie	10
58	Ann	9
58	Dixie	9
58	Gayle	9
58	Geraldine	9
58	Gloria	9
58	Laura	9
58	Loretta	9
58	Phyllis	9
66	Clara	8
66	Kathryn	8
66	Louise	8
66	Martha	8
66	Rita	8
71	Arlene	7
71	Billie	7
71	Carole	7
71	Evelyn	7
71	Jeanne	7
71	Joann	7
71	Juanita	7
71	Lorraine	7
71	Marian	7
71	Marjorie	7
71	Patsy	7
71	Ruby	7
71	Wilma	7
84	Anne	6
84	Audrey	6
84	Beatrice	6
84	Charlene	6
84	Diane	6
84	Edna	6
84	Esther	6
84	Ethel	6
84	Ida	6
84	Joanne	6
84	Marlene	6
84	Rosemary	6
84	Sharron	6
84	Sherry	6
84	Sue	6
84	Yvonne	6
100	Dolores	5
100	Emily	5
100	Emma	5
100	Gail	5
100	Grace	5
100	Jackie	5
100	Josephine	5
100	Julie	5
100	June	5
100	Patty	5
100	Priscilla	5