Popular Washington Girl Baby Names From 1942

The Most Popular Washington Girl Baby Names in 1942

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1942.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in Washington was Sharon. In total there were 16,240 girls born sharing 386 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
1	Sharon	1 in 23 (4.4%)	721
2	Linda	1 in 27 (3.8%)	609
3	Mary	1 in 28 (3.5%)	570
4	Patricia	1 in 31 (3.2%)	516
5	Karen	1 in 34 (2.9%)	471
6	Carol	1 in 35 (2.9%)	465
7	Judith	1 in 36 (2.8%)	456
8	Barbara	1 in 36 (2.8%)	451
9	Judy	1 in 40 (2.5%)	405
10	Sandra	1 in 41 (2.5%)	399
11	Nancy	1 in 47 (2.1%)	346
12	Donna	1 in 60 (1.7%)	270
13	Janet	1 in 64 (1.6%)	254
14	Susan	1 in 64 (1.6%)	253
15	Marilyn	1 in 73 (1.4%)	222
16	Janice	1 in 75 (1.3%)	217
17	Kathleen	1 in 76 (1.3%)	213
18	Diane	1 in 80 (1.3%)	204
19	Shirley	1 in 82 (1.2%)	197
20	Carolyn	1 in 88 (1.1%)	184
21	Margaret	1 in 91 (1.1%)	178
22	Joan	1 in 99 (1%)	164
23	Betty	1 in 102 (1%)	160
24	Bonnie	1 in 105 (0.9%)	154
25	Beverly	1 in 114 (0.9%)	143
26	Virginia	1 in 127 (0.8%)	128
27	Joyce	1 in 132 (0.8%)	123
28	Darlene	1 in 139 (0.7%)	117
29	Carole	1 in 144 (0.7%)	113
30	Joanne	1 in 145 (0.7%)	112
31	Dorothy	1 in 156 (0.6%)	104
32	Sally	1 in 156 (0.6%)	104
33	Helen	1 in 175 (0.6%)	93
34	Gloria	1 in 178 (0.6%)	91
35	Jean	1 in 178 (0.6%)	91
36	Elizabeth	1 in 185 (0.5%)	88
37	Ann	1 in 189 (0.5%)	86
38	Kay	1 in 191 (0.5%)	85
39	Ruth	1 in 198 (0.5%)	82
40	Gail	1 in 198 (0.5%)	82
41	Alice	1 in 206 (0.5%)	79
42	Frances	1 in 208 (0.5%)	78
43	Charlotte	1 in 214 (0.5%)	76
44	Peggy	1 in 217 (0.5%)	75
45	Pamela	1 in 217 (0.5%)	75
46	Marjorie	1 in 222 (0.4%)	73
47	Julie	1 in 226 (0.4%)	72
48	Marlene	1 in 226 (0.4%)	72
49	Roberta	1 in 226 (0.4%)	72
50	Pat	1 in 229 (0.4%)	71
51	Diana	1 in 229 (0.4%)	71
52	Geraldine	1 in 235 (0.4%)	69
53	Lois	1 in 250 (0.4%)	65
54	Norma	1 in 254 (0.4%)	64
55	Dianne	1 in 258 (0.4%)	63
56	Connie	1 in 262 (0.4%)	62
57	Martha	1 in 271 (0.4%)	60
58	Kathryn	1 in 271 (0.4%)	60
59	Charlene	1 in 271 (0.4%)	60
60	Catherine	1 in 275 (0.4%)	59
61	Sue	1 in 280 (0.4%)	58
62	Kathy	1 in 285 (0.4%)	57
63	Phyllis	1 in 295 (0.3%)	55
64	Marie	1 in 295 (0.3%)	55
65	Ellen	1 in 301 (0.3%)	54
66	Lynn	1 in 306 (0.3%)	53
67	Arlene	1 in 312 (0.3%)	52
68	Marcia	1 in 312 (0.3%)	52
69	Elaine	1 in 318 (0.3%)	51
70	Claudia	1 in 318 (0.3%)	51
71	Sheila	1 in 325 (0.3%)	50
72	Sherry	1 in 325 (0.3%)	50
73	Jane	1 in 331 (0.3%)	49
74	Jacqueline	1 in 338 (0.3%)	48
75	Sylvia	1 in 346 (0.3%)	47
76	Katherine	1 in 346 (0.3%)	47
77	Joann	1 in 353 (0.3%)	46
78	Rita	1 in 361 (0.3%)	45
79	Rose	1 in 361 (0.3%)	45
80	Louise	1 in 369 (0.3%)	44
81	Evelyn	1 in 369 (0.3%)	44
82	Colleen	1 in 369 (0.3%)	44
83	Anne	1 in 369 (0.3%)	44
84	Loretta	1 in 378 (0.3%)	43
85	Suzanne	1 in 378 (0.3%)	43
86	Lynda	1 in 387 (0.3%)	42
87	Penny	1 in 416 (0.2%)	39
88	Doris	1 in 416 (0.2%)	39
89	Jeanne	1 in 427 (0.2%)	38
90	Vicki	1 in 427 (0.2%)	38
91	Laura	1 in 439 (0.2%)	37
92	Dolores	1 in 439 (0.2%)	37
93	Delores	1 in 439 (0.2%)	37
94	Edith	1 in 451 (0.2%)	36
95	Jo	1 in 451 (0.2%)	36
96	Patsy	1 in 451 (0.2%)	36
97	Lynne	1 in 464 (0.2%)	35
98	Terry	1 in 478 (0.2%)	34
99	Eileen	1 in 478 (0.2%)	34
100	Maureen	1 in 492 (0.2%)	33