Popular Washington Girl Baby Names From 1940

The Most Popular Washington Girl Baby Names in 1940

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1940.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in Washington was Sharon. In total there were 11,558 girls born sharing 322 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1940 . 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
1	Sharon	1 in 26 (3.8%)	438
2	Judith	1 in 30 (3.3%)	380
3	Mary	1 in 32 (3.2%)	366
4	Patricia	1 in 33 (3%)	350
5	Linda	1 in 33 (3%)	349
6	Barbara	1 in 34 (2.9%)	340
7	Carol	1 in 36 (2.8%)	325
8	Judy	1 in 39 (2.6%)	297
9	Sandra	1 in 41 (2.4%)	281
10	Nancy	1 in 48 (2.1%)	243
11	Donna	1 in 55 (1.8%)	212
12	Karen	1 in 56 (1.8%)	207
13	Marilyn	1 in 68 (1.5%)	171
14	Janice	1 in 73 (1.4%)	158
15	Janet	1 in 74 (1.4%)	157
16	Betty	1 in 76 (1.3%)	153
17	Joan	1 in 78 (1.3%)	149
18	Susan	1 in 81 (1.2%)	143
19	Margaret	1 in 83 (1.2%)	140
20	Shirley	1 in 84 (1.2%)	138
21	Carolyn	1 in 85 (1.2%)	136
22	Darlene	1 in 100 (1%)	116
23	Beverly	1 in 104 (1%)	111
24	Diane	1 in 105 (1%)	110
25	Bonnie	1 in 106 (0.9%)	109
26	Joyce	1 in 114 (0.9%)	101
27	Virginia	1 in 117 (0.9%)	99
28	Joanne	1 in 122 (0.8%)	95
29	Dorothy	1 in 123 (0.8%)	94
30	Kathleen	1 in 133 (0.8%)	87
31	Sally	1 in 133 (0.8%)	87
32	Jean	1 in 134 (0.7%)	86
33	Helen	1 in 156 (0.6%)	74
34	Lois	1 in 156 (0.6%)	74
35	Ann	1 in 158 (0.6%)	73
36	Elizabeth	1 in 165 (0.6%)	70
37	Gloria	1 in 170 (0.6%)	68
38	Alice	1 in 175 (0.6%)	66
39	Marlene	1 in 178 (0.6%)	65
40	Ruth	1 in 183 (0.5%)	63
41	Gail	1 in 186 (0.5%)	62
42	Arlene	1 in 186 (0.5%)	62
43	Phyllis	1 in 189 (0.5%)	61
44	Carole	1 in 193 (0.5%)	60
45	Roberta	1 in 196 (0.5%)	59
46	Marjorie	1 in 203 (0.5%)	57
47	Frances	1 in 218 (0.5%)	53
48	Jacqueline	1 in 222 (0.4%)	52
49	Elaine	1 in 227 (0.4%)	51
50	Ellen	1 in 231 (0.4%)	50
51	Geraldine	1 in 231 (0.4%)	50
52	Charlotte	1 in 241 (0.4%)	48
53	Katherine	1 in 246 (0.4%)	47
54	Norma	1 in 246 (0.4%)	47
55	Irene	1 in 251 (0.4%)	46
56	Kay	1 in 257 (0.4%)	45
57	Pat	1 in 257 (0.4%)	45
58	Peggy	1 in 263 (0.4%)	44
59	Jo	1 in 269 (0.4%)	43
60	Joann	1 in 282 (0.4%)	41
61	Louise	1 in 289 (0.3%)	40
62	Julie	1 in 289 (0.3%)	40
63	Charlene	1 in 289 (0.3%)	40
64	Doris	1 in 296 (0.3%)	39
65	Jeanne	1 in 296 (0.3%)	39
66	Jane	1 in 312 (0.3%)	37
67	Kathryn	1 in 312 (0.3%)	37
68	Marcia	1 in 312 (0.3%)	37
69	Sylvia	1 in 321 (0.3%)	36
70	Jeanette	1 in 321 (0.3%)	36
71	Dianne	1 in 321 (0.3%)	36
72	Deanna	1 in 321 (0.3%)	36
73	Rose	1 in 330 (0.3%)	35
74	Marie	1 in 330 (0.3%)	35
75	Evelyn	1 in 330 (0.3%)	35
76	Delores	1 in 330 (0.3%)	35
77	Catherine	1 in 330 (0.3%)	35
78	Claudia	1 in 340 (0.3%)	34
79	Diana	1 in 340 (0.3%)	34
80	Myrna	1 in 340 (0.3%)	34
81	Suzanne	1 in 340 (0.3%)	34
82	Patty	1 in 350 (0.3%)	33
83	Joy	1 in 350 (0.3%)	33
84	Anne	1 in 350 (0.3%)	33
85	Anna	1 in 350 (0.3%)	33
86	Sue	1 in 373 (0.3%)	31
87	Sharron	1 in 373 (0.3%)	31
88	Margie	1 in 373 (0.3%)	31
89	Edith	1 in 373 (0.3%)	31
90	Dixie	1 in 373 (0.3%)	31
91	Colleen	1 in 373 (0.3%)	31
92	Yvonne	1 in 385 (0.3%)	30
93	Loretta	1 in 385 (0.3%)	30
94	Dolores	1 in 385 (0.3%)	30
95	Brenda	1 in 385 (0.3%)	30
96	Wilma	1 in 399 (0.3%)	29
97	Sherry	1 in 399 (0.3%)	29
98	Lynne	1 in 399 (0.3%)	29
99	Connie	1 in 399 (0.3%)	29
100	Anita	1 in 413 (0.2%)	28