Top 100 District of Columbia Girl Baby Names in 1942

// These were the most popular girl baby names in District of Columbia, in 1942.

The Most Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names in 1942


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in District of Columbia was Mary. In total there were 8,597 girls born sharing 250 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1942 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1Mary1 in 17 (6%)515
2Barbara1 in 20 (5%)426
3Patricia1 in 23 (4.4%)376
4Margaret1 in 44 (2.3%)197
5Carol1 in 44 (2.3%)194
6Joan1 in 47 (2.1%)184
7Nancy1 in 49 (2.1%)177
8Sandra1 in 50 (2%)172
9Linda1 in 50 (2%)172
10Carolyn1 in 51 (1.9%)167
11Judith1 in 56 (1.8%)154
12Dorothy1 in 57 (1.8%)152
13Susan1 in 68 (1.5%)126
14Elizabeth1 in 70 (1.4%)122
15Betty1 in 72 (1.4%)119
16Shirley1 in 75 (1.3%)114
17Joyce1 in 76 (1.3%)113
18Jean1 in 87 (1.2%)99
19Gloria1 in 90 (1.1%)96
20Frances1 in 91 (1.1%)94
21Kathleen1 in 93 (1.1%)92
22Diane1 in 94 (1.1%)91
23Janet1 in 94 (1.1%)91
24Helen1 in 97 (1%)89
25Ann1 in 109 (0.9%)79
26Catherine1 in 113 (0.9%)76
27Carole1 in 116 (0.9%)74
28Delores1 in 116 (0.9%)74
29Donna1 in 119 (0.8%)72
30Virginia1 in 123 (0.8%)70
31Sharon1 in 125 (0.8%)69
32Anne1 in 126 (0.8%)68
33Karen1 in 128 (0.8%)67
34Alice1 in 132 (0.8%)65
35Judy1 in 132 (0.8%)65
36Ruth1 in 134 (0.7%)64
37Martha1 in 148 (0.7%)58
38Doris1 in 151 (0.7%)57
39Peggy1 in 156 (0.6%)55
40Katherine1 in 165 (0.6%)52
41Beverly1 in 169 (0.6%)51
42Jacqueline1 in 172 (0.6%)50
43Jane1 in 172 (0.6%)50
44Phyllis1 in 175 (0.6%)49
45Brenda1 in 175 (0.6%)49
46Bonnie1 in 175 (0.6%)49
47Marie1 in 179 (0.6%)48
48Ellen1 in 191 (0.5%)45
49Evelyn1 in 200 (0.5%)43
50Elaine1 in 205 (0.5%)42
51Marilyn1 in 210 (0.5%)41
52Yvonne1 in 210 (0.5%)41
53Gail1 in 220 (0.5%)39
54Diana1 in 220 (0.5%)39
55Charlotte1 in 220 (0.5%)39
56Janice1 in 226 (0.4%)38
57Mildred1 in 232 (0.4%)37
58Marjorie1 in 246 (0.4%)35
59Sheila1 in 253 (0.4%)34
60Joanne1 in 253 (0.4%)34
61Geraldine1 in 253 (0.4%)34
62Florence1 in 253 (0.4%)34
63Christine1 in 253 (0.4%)34
64Constance1 in 269 (0.4%)32
65Dolores1 in 269 (0.4%)32
66Grace1 in 269 (0.4%)32
67Lois1 in 269 (0.4%)32
68Louise1 in 269 (0.4%)32
69Theresa1 in 269 (0.4%)32
70Rose1 in 277 (0.4%)31
71Kathryn1 in 277 (0.4%)31
72Sally1 in 287 (0.3%)30
73Vivian1 in 287 (0.3%)30
74Loretta1 in 296 (0.3%)29
75Pamela1 in 296 (0.3%)29
76Rita1 in 296 (0.3%)29
77Sylvia1 in 296 (0.3%)29
78Julia1 in 307 (0.3%)28
79Joann1 in 307 (0.3%)28
80Eileen1 in 318 (0.3%)27
81Juanita1 in 318 (0.3%)27
82June1 in 318 (0.3%)27
83Marian1 in 318 (0.3%)27
84Norma1 in 318 (0.3%)27
85Roberta1 in 318 (0.3%)27
86Sarah1 in 331 (0.3%)26
87Marcia1 in 331 (0.3%)26
88Kay1 in 344 (0.3%)25
89Lillian1 in 344 (0.3%)25
90Jo1 in 358 (0.3%)24
91Lynn1 in 358 (0.3%)24
92Suzanne1 in 374 (0.3%)23
93Leslie1 in 374 (0.3%)23
94Eleanor1 in 374 (0.3%)23
95Cynthia1 in 374 (0.3%)23
96Audrey1 in 391 (0.3%)22
97Anita1 in 409 (0.2%)21
98Gwendolyn1 in 409 (0.2%)21
99Jeanne1 in 409 (0.2%)21
100Rosemary1 in 430 (0.2%)20


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