The Most Popular Wisconsin Girl Baby Names in 1940
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| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1 in 17 (6%) | 1,461 |
| 2 | Judith | 1 in 20 (5.1%) | 1,227 |
| 3 | Carol | 1 in 27 (3.7%) | 896 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1 in 27 (3.7%) | 885 |
| 5 | Barbara | 1 in 27 (3.7%) | 883 |
| 6 | Nancy | 1 in 36 (2.8%) | 676 |
| 7 | Karen | 1 in 40 (2.5%) | 608 |
| 8 | Sandra | 1 in 42 (2.4%) | 575 |
| 9 | Sharon | 1 in 46 (2.2%) | 528 |
| 10 | Joan | 1 in 55 (1.8%) | 437 |
| 11 | Donna | 1 in 62 (1.6%) | 391 |
| 12 | Shirley | 1 in 64 (1.6%) | 379 |
| 13 | Janet | 1 in 67 (1.5%) | 359 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 1 in 69 (1.5%) | 351 |
| 15 | Joyce | 1 in 69 (1.4%) | 349 |
| 16 | Beverly | 1 in 70 (1.4%) | 343 |
| 17 | Judy | 1 in 71 (1.4%) | 340 |
| 18 | Betty | 1 in 75 (1.3%) | 323 |
| 19 | Janice | 1 in 76 (1.3%) | 320 |
| 20 | Jean | 1 in 76 (1.3%) | 318 |
| 21 | Marilyn | 1 in 85 (1.2%) | 283 |
| 22 | Susan | 1 in 87 (1.1%) | 278 |
| 23 | Diane | 1 in 95 (1.1%) | 255 |
| 24 | Ruth | 1 in 96 (1%) | 251 |
| 25 | Margaret | 1 in 98 (1%) | 247 |
| 26 | Darlene | 1 in 103 (1%) | 234 |
| 27 | Bonnie | 1 in 110 (0.9%) | 219 |
| 28 | Joanne | 1 in 120 (0.8%) | 201 |
| 29 | Marlene | 1 in 121 (0.8%) | 200 |
| 30 | Dorothy | 1 in 125 (0.8%) | 193 |
| 31 | Lois | 1 in 126 (0.8%) | 192 |
| 32 | Virginia | 1 in 135 (0.7%) | 179 |
| 33 | Helen | 1 in 137 (0.7%) | 176 |
| 34 | Linda | 1 in 141 (0.7%) | 172 |
| 35 | Elaine | 1 in 141 (0.7%) | 171 |
| 36 | Gloria | 1 in 147 (0.7%) | 164 |
| 37 | Ann | 1 in 154 (0.6%) | 157 |
| 38 | Elizabeth | 1 in 157 (0.6%) | 154 |
| 39 | Alice | 1 in 158 (0.6%) | 153 |
| 40 | Kay | 1 in 164 (0.6%) | 147 |
| 41 | Arlene | 1 in 167 (0.6%) | 145 |
| 42 | Jane | 1 in 171 (0.6%) | 141 |
| 43 | Carolyn | 1 in 176 (0.6%) | 137 |
| 44 | Phyllis | 1 in 189 (0.5%) | 128 |
| 45 | Geraldine | 1 in 190 (0.5%) | 127 |
| 46 | Sally | 1 in 195 (0.5%) | 124 |
| 47 | Audrey | 1 in 203 (0.5%) | 119 |
| 48 | Carole | 1 in 203 (0.5%) | 119 |
| 49 | Gail | 1 in 207 (0.5%) | 117 |
| 50 | Joann | 1 in 208 (0.5%) | 116 |
| 51 | Rose | 1 in 218 (0.5%) | 111 |
| 52 | Marie | 1 in 224 (0.4%) | 108 |
| 53 | Doris | 1 in 235 (0.4%) | 103 |
| 54 | Rita | 1 in 237 (0.4%) | 102 |
| 55 | Suzanne | 1 in 239 (0.4%) | 101 |
| 56 | Charlotte | 1 in 244 (0.4%) | 99 |
| 57 | Ellen | 1 in 244 (0.4%) | 99 |
| 58 | Marjorie | 1 in 249 (0.4%) | 97 |
| 59 | Catherine | 1 in 252 (0.4%) | 96 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 1 in 257 (0.4%) | 94 |
| 61 | Frances | 1 in 263 (0.4%) | 92 |
| 62 | Rosemary | 1 in 272 (0.4%) | 89 |
| 63 | Jeanette | 1 in 278 (0.4%) | 87 |
| 64 | Yvonne | 1 in 295 (0.3%) | 82 |
| 65 | Delores | 1 in 302 (0.3%) | 80 |
| 66 | Marion | 1 in 310 (0.3%) | 78 |
| 67 | Irene | 1 in 314 (0.3%) | 77 |
| 68 | Jacqueline | 1 in 327 (0.3%) | 74 |
| 69 | Jeanne | 1 in 327 (0.3%) | 74 |
| 70 | Lucille | 1 in 336 (0.3%) | 72 |
| 71 | June | 1 in 341 (0.3%) | 71 |
| 72 | Eileen | 1 in 341 (0.3%) | 71 |
| 73 | Dianne | 1 in 345 (0.3%) | 70 |
| 74 | Evelyn | 1 in 361 (0.3%) | 67 |
| 75 | Sue | 1 in 361 (0.3%) | 67 |
| 76 | Roberta | 1 in 372 (0.3%) | 65 |
| 77 | Diana | 1 in 372 (0.3%) | 65 |
| 78 | Lorraine | 1 in 396 (0.3%) | 61 |
| 79 | Katherine | 1 in 403 (0.2%) | 60 |
| 80 | Bernice | 1 in 417 (0.2%) | 58 |
| 81 | Louise | 1 in 432 (0.2%) | 56 |
| 82 | Maryann | 1 in 456 (0.2%) | 53 |
| 83 | Deanna | 1 in 456 (0.2%) | 53 |
| 84 | Christine | 1 in 456 (0.2%) | 53 |
| 85 | Anita | 1 in 465 (0.2%) | 52 |
| 86 | Constance | 1 in 465 (0.2%) | 52 |
| 87 | Loretta | 1 in 465 (0.2%) | 52 |
| 88 | Dolores | 1 in 474 (0.2%) | 51 |
| 89 | Norma | 1 in 484 (0.2%) | 50 |
| 90 | Annette | 1 in 484 (0.2%) | 50 |
| 91 | Marcia | 1 in 493 (0.2%) | 49 |
| 92 | Maxine | 1 in 493 (0.2%) | 49 |
| 93 | Rosalie | 1 in 493 (0.2%) | 49 |
| 94 | Anna | 1 in 504 (0.2%) | 48 |
| 95 | Theresa | 1 in 526 (0.2%) | 46 |
| 96 | Patsy | 1 in 526 (0.2%) | 46 |
| 97 | Caroline | 1 in 526 (0.2%) | 46 |
| 98 | Beatrice | 1 in 537 (0.2%) | 45 |
| 99 | Mildred | 1 in 537 (0.2%) | 45 |
| 100 | Maureen | 1 in 550 (0.2%) | 44 |





