Popular West Virginia Girl Baby Names From 1940

The Most Popular West Virginia 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 West Virginia was Mary. In total there were 18,935 girls born sharing 410 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	Mary	1 in 18 (5.5%)	1,045
2	Betty	1 in 30 (3.3%)	625
3	Barbara	1 in 31 (3.2%)	609
4	Patricia	1 in 34 (2.9%)	558
5	Shirley	1 in 39 (2.5%)	480
6	Nancy	1 in 41 (2.4%)	462
7	Linda	1 in 46 (2.2%)	412
8	Carolyn	1 in 54 (1.8%)	348
9	Judith	1 in 55 (1.8%)	346
10	Carol	1 in 61 (1.6%)	309
11	Sandra	1 in 62 (1.6%)	306
12	Phyllis	1 in 64 (1.6%)	294
13	Janet	1 in 69 (1.5%)	276
14	Margaret	1 in 70 (1.4%)	272
15	Helen	1 in 79 (1.3%)	240
16	Joyce	1 in 82 (1.2%)	231
17	Dorothy	1 in 83 (1.2%)	229
18	Wanda	1 in 84 (1.2%)	226
19	Ruth	1 in 84 (1.2%)	225
20	Anna	1 in 98 (1%)	193
21	Frances	1 in 99 (1%)	192
22	Norma	1 in 99 (1%)	191
23	Virginia	1 in 103 (1%)	183
24	Elizabeth	1 in 106 (0.9%)	178
25	Doris	1 in 107 (0.9%)	177
26	Brenda	1 in 109 (0.9%)	174
27	Judy	1 in 111 (0.9%)	170
28	Janice	1 in 113 (0.9%)	167
29	Martha	1 in 117 (0.9%)	162
30	Donna	1 in 118 (0.9%)	161
31	Bonnie	1 in 118 (0.8%)	160
32	Alice	1 in 125 (0.8%)	152
33	Peggy	1 in 136 (0.7%)	139
34	Lois	1 in 139 (0.7%)	136
35	Charlotte	1 in 146 (0.7%)	130
36	Loretta	1 in 150 (0.7%)	126
37	Sharon	1 in 151 (0.7%)	125
38	Gloria	1 in 162 (0.6%)	117
39	Juanita	1 in 174 (0.6%)	109
40	Delores	1 in 193 (0.5%)	98
41	Joan	1 in 193 (0.5%)	98
42	Jo	1 in 195 (0.5%)	97
43	Rebecca	1 in 197 (0.5%)	96
44	Jean	1 in 201 (0.5%)	94
45	Thelma	1 in 204 (0.5%)	93
46	Patty	1 in 206 (0.5%)	92
47	Evelyn	1 in 208 (0.5%)	91
48	Mildred	1 in 208 (0.5%)	91
49	Connie	1 in 213 (0.5%)	89
50	Eleanor	1 in 218 (0.5%)	87
51	Wilma	1 in 223 (0.4%)	85
52	Sue	1 in 223 (0.4%)	85
53	Rose	1 in 228 (0.4%)	83
54	Sylvia	1 in 237 (0.4%)	80
55	Emma	1 in 246 (0.4%)	77
56	Ruby	1 in 246 (0.4%)	77
57	Patsy	1 in 249 (0.4%)	76
58	Geraldine	1 in 252 (0.4%)	75
59	Sarah	1 in 274 (0.4%)	69
60	Edith	1 in 278 (0.4%)	68
61	Jane	1 in 283 (0.4%)	67
62	Karen	1 in 283 (0.4%)	67
63	Joann	1 in 287 (0.3%)	66
64	Edna	1 in 287 (0.3%)	66
65	Ann	1 in 291 (0.3%)	65
66	Ethel	1 in 296 (0.3%)	64
67	Julia	1 in 301 (0.3%)	63
68	Beverly	1 in 305 (0.3%)	62
69	Ellen	1 in 305 (0.3%)	62
70	Lillian	1 in 316 (0.3%)	60
71	Hazel	1 in 321 (0.3%)	59
72	Clara	1 in 326 (0.3%)	58
73	Sally	1 in 338 (0.3%)	56
74	Alma	1 in 344 (0.3%)	55
75	Shelby	1 in 344 (0.3%)	55
76	Carole	1 in 351 (0.3%)	54
77	Susan	1 in 364 (0.3%)	52
78	Freda	1 in 371 (0.3%)	51
79	Rita	1 in 379 (0.3%)	50
80	Dolores	1 in 386 (0.3%)	49
81	Glenna	1 in 386 (0.3%)	49
82	Marie	1 in 394 (0.3%)	48
83	Kay	1 in 394 (0.3%)	48
84	Anita	1 in 394 (0.3%)	48
85	Deloris	1 in 403 (0.2%)	47
86	Irene	1 in 403 (0.2%)	47
87	June	1 in 403 (0.2%)	47
88	Gladys	1 in 412 (0.2%)	46
89	Nellie	1 in 421 (0.2%)	45
90	Naomi	1 in 421 (0.2%)	45
91	Ella	1 in 421 (0.2%)	45
92	Laura	1 in 430 (0.2%)	44
93	Sara	1 in 440 (0.2%)	43
94	Marilyn	1 in 451 (0.2%)	42
95	Marjorie	1 in 451 (0.2%)	42
96	Violet	1 in 462 (0.2%)	41
97	Pauline	1 in 462 (0.2%)	41
98	Opal	1 in 462 (0.2%)	41
99	Geneva	1 in 462 (0.2%)	41
100	Deanna	1 in 462 (0.2%)	41