Wisconsin · 1939

Top 100 names in Wisconsin, 1939, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,288
#2	Judith	962
#3	Patricia	903
#4	Barbara	881
#5	Carol	845
#6	Nancy	700
#7	Joan	501
#8	Donna	474
#9	Karen	470
#10	Shirley	455
#11	Sharon	440
#12	Sandra	431
#13	Janet	420
#14	Janice	339
#15	Betty	328
#16	Joyce	322
#17	Beverly	317
#18	Marilyn	310
#19	Jean	289
#20	Ruth	276
#21	Dorothy	268
#22	Kathleen	265
#23	Darlene	264
#24	Judy	261
#25	Margaret	253
#26	Marlene	247
#27	Diane	243
#28	Susan	226
#29	Joanne	213
#30	Elaine	208
#31	Lois	204
#32	Alice	181
#33	Helen	178
#34	Virginia	176
#35	Elizabeth	151
#36	Phyllis	149
#37	Arlene	148
#38	Doris	139
#39	Joann	134
#40	Geraldine	133
#41	Jane	133
#42	Ann	129
#43	Carolyn	128
#44	Sally	127
#45	Carole	118
#46	Audrey	117
#47	Bonnie	116
#48	Rose	114
#49	Linda	113
#50	Gloria	112
#51	Marjorie	110
#52	Kay	109
#53	Rita	105
#54	Yvonne	105
#55	Gail	102
#56	Rosemary	102
#57	Marie	99
#58	Jeanette	96
#59	Lorraine	90
#60	Delores	88
#61	Charlotte	87
#62	Catherine	85
#63	June	85
#64	Loretta	83
#65	Frances	82
#66	Jacqueline	82
#67	Ellen	79
#68	Kathryn	78
#69	Eileen	74
#70	Dolores	73
#71	Marion	72
#72	Suzanne	68
#73	Irene	66
#74	Evelyn	65
#75	Marian	64
#76	Rosalie	64
#77	Charlene	63
#78	Dianne	63
#79	Louise	62
#80	Roberta	62
#81	Deanna	61
#82	Jeanne	59
#83	Marcia	59
#84	Katherine	58
#85	Sylvia	58
#86	Theresa	55
#87	Maxine	55
#88	Mildred	55
#89	Anita	52
#90	Caroline	51
#91	Annette	50
#92	Eleanor	49
#93	Sue	49
#94	Anna	47
#95	Constance	47
#96	Norma	47
#97	Lucille	45
#98	Grace	43
#99	Cynthia	43
#100	Josephine	43

Uniquely popular in Wisconsin

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Karen	470	200	51
Darlene	264	112	30
Angeline	20	9	2
Lavonne	26	11	3
Dianne	63	27	8
Marlene	247	105	34
Dawn	30	13	4
Bonita	25	11	4
Judith	962	409	152
Kathleen	265	113	42
Laurel	20	9	3
Diane	243	103	40

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.