Top 100 Wisconsin Girl Baby Names in 1940

// These were the most popular girl baby names in Wisconsin, in 1940.

The Most Popular Wisconsin Girl Baby Names in 1940


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in Wisconsin was Mary. In total there were 24,178 girls born sharing 389 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
1Mary1 in 17 (6%)1,461
2Judith1 in 20 (5.1%)1,227
3Carol1 in 27 (3.7%)896
4Patricia1 in 27 (3.7%)885
5Barbara1 in 27 (3.7%)883
6Nancy1 in 36 (2.8%)676
7Karen1 in 40 (2.5%)608
8Sandra1 in 42 (2.4%)575
9Sharon1 in 46 (2.2%)528
10Joan1 in 55 (1.8%)437
11Donna1 in 62 (1.6%)391
12Shirley1 in 64 (1.6%)379
13Janet1 in 67 (1.5%)359
14Kathleen1 in 69 (1.5%)351
15Joyce1 in 69 (1.4%)349
16Beverly1 in 70 (1.4%)343
17Judy1 in 71 (1.4%)340
18Betty1 in 75 (1.3%)323
19Janice1 in 76 (1.3%)320
20Jean1 in 76 (1.3%)318
21Marilyn1 in 85 (1.2%)283
22Susan1 in 87 (1.1%)278
23Diane1 in 95 (1.1%)255
24Ruth1 in 96 (1%)251
25Margaret1 in 98 (1%)247
26Darlene1 in 103 (1%)234
27Bonnie1 in 110 (0.9%)219
28Joanne1 in 120 (0.8%)201
29Marlene1 in 121 (0.8%)200
30Dorothy1 in 125 (0.8%)193
31Lois1 in 126 (0.8%)192
32Virginia1 in 135 (0.7%)179
33Helen1 in 137 (0.7%)176
34Linda1 in 141 (0.7%)172
35Elaine1 in 141 (0.7%)171
36Gloria1 in 147 (0.7%)164
37Ann1 in 154 (0.6%)157
38Elizabeth1 in 157 (0.6%)154
39Alice1 in 158 (0.6%)153
40Kay1 in 164 (0.6%)147
41Arlene1 in 167 (0.6%)145
42Jane1 in 171 (0.6%)141
43Carolyn1 in 176 (0.6%)137
44Phyllis1 in 189 (0.5%)128
45Geraldine1 in 190 (0.5%)127
46Sally1 in 195 (0.5%)124
47Audrey1 in 203 (0.5%)119
48Carole1 in 203 (0.5%)119
49Gail1 in 207 (0.5%)117
50Joann1 in 208 (0.5%)116
51Rose1 in 218 (0.5%)111
52Marie1 in 224 (0.4%)108
53Doris1 in 235 (0.4%)103
54Rita1 in 237 (0.4%)102
55Suzanne1 in 239 (0.4%)101
56Charlotte1 in 244 (0.4%)99
57Ellen1 in 244 (0.4%)99
58Marjorie1 in 249 (0.4%)97
59Catherine1 in 252 (0.4%)96
60Kathryn1 in 257 (0.4%)94
61Frances1 in 263 (0.4%)92
62Rosemary1 in 272 (0.4%)89
63Jeanette1 in 278 (0.4%)87
64Yvonne1 in 295 (0.3%)82
65Delores1 in 302 (0.3%)80
66Marion1 in 310 (0.3%)78
67Irene1 in 314 (0.3%)77
68Jacqueline1 in 327 (0.3%)74
69Jeanne1 in 327 (0.3%)74
70Lucille1 in 336 (0.3%)72
71June1 in 341 (0.3%)71
72Eileen1 in 341 (0.3%)71
73Dianne1 in 345 (0.3%)70
74Evelyn1 in 361 (0.3%)67
75Sue1 in 361 (0.3%)67
76Roberta1 in 372 (0.3%)65
77Diana1 in 372 (0.3%)65
78Lorraine1 in 396 (0.3%)61
79Katherine1 in 403 (0.2%)60
80Bernice1 in 417 (0.2%)58
81Louise1 in 432 (0.2%)56
82Maryann1 in 456 (0.2%)53
83Deanna1 in 456 (0.2%)53
84Christine1 in 456 (0.2%)53
85Anita1 in 465 (0.2%)52
86Constance1 in 465 (0.2%)52
87Loretta1 in 465 (0.2%)52
88Dolores1 in 474 (0.2%)51
89Norma1 in 484 (0.2%)50
90Annette1 in 484 (0.2%)50
91Marcia1 in 493 (0.2%)49
92Maxine1 in 493 (0.2%)49
93Rosalie1 in 493 (0.2%)49
94Anna1 in 504 (0.2%)48
95Theresa1 in 526 (0.2%)46
96Patsy1 in 526 (0.2%)46
97Caroline1 in 526 (0.2%)46
98Beatrice1 in 537 (0.2%)45
99Mildred1 in 537 (0.2%)45
100Maureen1 in 550 (0.2%)44


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