The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1941

5,085 different girls’ names were recorded in 1941, covering 1,208,119 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	58,048
2	Barbara	39,543
3	Patricia	36,905
4	Carol	24,187
5	Linda	23,721
6	Judith	23,320
7	Betty	20,905
8	Nancy	20,885
9	Sandra	19,500
10	Shirley	16,954
11	Carolyn	16,273
12	Margaret	15,696
13	Joyce	15,684
14	Dorothy	14,566
15	Sharon	14,272
16	Judy	13,968
17	Joan	13,380
18	Janet	11,136
19	Karen	10,831
20	Donna	10,446
21	Elizabeth	10,267
22	Janice	10,061
23	Virginia	10,043
24	Helen	9,887
25	Martha	9,156
26	Gloria	9,008
27	Susan	8,889
28	Ruth	8,863
29	Beverly	8,727
30	Marilyn	8,556
31	Frances	8,468
32	Jean	7,840
33	Bonnie	7,762
34	Alice	7,445
35	Phyllis	7,346
36	Kathleen	7,160
37	Ann	7,121
38	Doris	7,081
39	Peggy	6,561
40	Diane	6,427
41	Brenda	6,332
42	Marie	6,152
43	Lois	6,105
44	Elaine	5,376
45	Geraldine	5,229
46	Jane	5,090
47	Norma	5,021
48	Carole	4,966
49	Rose	4,955
50	Evelyn	4,928
51	Catherine	4,884
52	Patsy	4,788
53	Wanda	4,735
54	Joanne	4,665
55	Charlotte	4,564
56	Anna	4,432
57	Dolores	4,384
58	Joann	4,275
59	Annie	4,073
60	Sarah	3,982
61	Sally	3,965
62	Louise	3,910
63	Rita	3,879
64	Mildred	3,846
65	Sylvia	3,788
66	Jo	3,757
67	Ellen	3,664
68	Gail	3,609
69	Ruby	3,581
70	Kay	3,538
71	Marjorie	3,517
72	Roberta	3,396
73	Jacqueline	3,388
74	Irene	3,370
75	Sue	3,359
76	Darlene	3,344
77	Arlene	3,291
78	Eleanor	3,250
79	Connie	3,205
80	Delores	3,160
81	Loretta	3,100
82	Anne	3,096
83	Marlene	3,068
84	Juanita	3,044
85	Katherine	3,004
86	Rebecca	2,924
87	Kathryn	2,869
88	Julia	2,844
89	Edna	2,835
90	June	2,766
91	Anita	2,740
92	Josephine	2,726
93	Lorraine	2,688
94	Rosemary	2,677
95	Theresa	2,675
96	Glenda	2,643
97	Suzanne	2,611
98	Jeanette	2,596
99	Emma	2,546
100	Diana	2,544
101	Christine	2,471
102	Maria	2,470
103	Edith	2,462
103	Lillian	2,462
105	Marcia	2,430
106	Wilma	2,427
107	Florence	2,390
108	Thelma	2,367
109	Pauline	2,352
110	Sheila	2,341
111	Clara	2,300
112	Cynthia	2,296
113	Vivian	2,280
114	Constance	2,275
115	Laura	2,274
116	Ethel	2,273
117	Audrey	2,233
118	Gladys	2,222
119	Lucille	2,203
120	Yvonne	2,198
121	Eileen	2,196
122	Margie	2,149
123	Grace	2,102
124	Sara	2,071
125	Jeanne	2,060
125	Charlene	2,060
127	Georgia	2,051
128	Annette	2,024
129	Maureen	1,992
130	Marion	1,986
131	Hazel	1,981
132	Priscilla	1,971
133	Bernice	1,934
134	Pat	1,900
135	Eva	1,861
136	Willie	1,860
137	Deanna	1,856
138	Esther	1,810
139	Maxine	1,750
140	Bertha	1,723
141	Ella	1,697
142	Marian	1,678
143	Beatrice	1,664
144	Lillie	1,654
145	Bobbie	1,633
146	Dianne	1,631
147	Maryann	1,612
148	Ida	1,609
149	Billie	1,554
150	Joy	1,550
151	Paula	1,540
152	Rosalie	1,513
153	Lynda	1,489
154	Rosa	1,477
155	Pamela	1,468
156	Lucy	1,444
157	Elsie	1,415
158	Harriet	1,396
159	Rachel	1,384
160	Faye	1,377
161	Myrna	1,371
162	Emily	1,368
163	Mattie	1,364
163	Alma	1,364
165	Minnie	1,355
165	Jessie	1,355
167	Nellie	1,284
168	Julie	1,268
168	Gwendolyn	1,268
170	Vera	1,266
171	Lynn	1,259
172	Sherry	1,252
173	Bessie	1,176
174	Caroline	1,173
175	Rosemarie	1,168
176	Patty	1,139
177	Rosie	1,107
178	Jackie	1,094
179	Agnes	1,093
180	Geneva	1,051
181	Dixie	1,046
182	Marianne	1,032
183	Carrie	1,030
184	Stella	1,023
185	Claudia	1,019
186	Cora	1,007
186	Gayle	1,007
188	Velma	1,000
189	Leona	998
190	Gertrude	997
191	Mae	993
192	Naomi	987
192	Johnnie	987
194	Myrtle	966
195	Carmen	956
196	Claire	953
197	Dora	951
198	Jeannette	948
199	Kathy	947
200	Lynne	944

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1941 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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