Popular baby names in Nevada, 1944

The most popular baby names in Nevada in 1944 were Linda for girls (64 babies) and Robert for boys (86). Linda ranked #3 nationally for girls. Robert ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 1,975 babies born in Nevada in 1944 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Nevada in 1944

Names given at least 15 times in Nevada that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Karen: 32 babies, 3× the national rate
Linda: 64 babies, 2.5× the national rate
Donna: 25 babies, 2.5× the national rate
Judy: 26 babies, 2.3× the national rate
Sharon: 32 babies, 2.1× the national rate

Boys

Bill: 15 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Gary: 49 babies, 3× the national rate
Frank: 21 babies, 2.3× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Nevada, 1944

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1943	US rank
1	Linda	64	↑2	3
2	Barbara	51	↑2	2
3	Mary	50	↓1	1
4	Patricia	39	↑1	4
5	Karen	32	↑1	16
6	Sharon	32	↓5	8
7	Carol	27	↑3	5
8	Judy	26	↑7	12
9	Nancy	26	↑3	7
10	Donna	25	↓2	17
11	Sandra	24	–	6
12	Susan	21	↓3	13
13	Judith	17	↓6	9
14	Shirley	17	↑6	15
15	Bonnie	14	↑14	34
16	Carolyn	14	↑2	11
17	Kathleen	14	↑10	20
18	Pamela	14	new	44
19	Cheryl	13	new	36
20	Janice	13	↑4	28
21	Betty	12	↓5	10
22	Beverly	12	↑1	35
23	Darlene	11	new	76
24	Joan	11	↑2	22
25	Diane	10	↓11	24
26	Katherine	10	new	77
27	Margaret	10	↓14	14
28	Marilyn	10	↓6	27
29	Charlotte	9	↑10	50
30	Diana	9	↑4	60
31	Janet	9	↑18	21
32	Carole	8	new	43
33	Jo	8	↑3	61
34	Peggy	8	new	45
35	Sue	8	↑3	62
36	Dorothy	7	↓17	19
37	Gail	7	↑11	56
38	Geraldine	7	new	53
39	Gloria	7	↓18	25
40	Jean	7	↓15	37
41	Jeanette	7	new	>100
42	Joyce	7	↓10	18
43	Lynda	7	new	>100
44	Roberta	7	–	70
45	Alice	6	new	38
46	Elizabeth	6	↓29	23
47	Irene	6	new	91
48	Jacqueline	6	new	64
49	Jeanne	6	new	>100
50	Julie	6	–	>100

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1943	US rank
1	Robert	86	–	2
2	John	76	↑1	3
3	James	63	↓1	1
4	Richard	54	↑1	5
5	David	53	↑1	6
6	Gary	49	↑4	15
7	William	48	↓3	4
8	Thomas	44	↑3	8
9	Ronald	37	–	10
10	Michael	30	↓3	9
11	Charles	28	↓3	7
12	Larry	26	↑1	12
13	Donald	21	↑5	11
14	Frank	21	↑3	21
15	George	21	↓3	14
16	Dennis	20	↑21	20
17	Kenneth	20	↓2	16
18	Joseph	16	new	13
19	Paul	16	↑14	17
20	Bill	15	↑16	66
21	Edward	14	–	18
22	Jim	14	↓2	68
23	Mike	14	↓4	80
24	Stephen	14	–	28
25	Daniel	13	↑2	25
26	Jack	13	↓12	30
27	Raymond	12	↓11	22
28	Douglas	11	↑10	34
29	Bob	10	new	>100
30	Bruce	10	↑1	51
31	Don	10	↑1	72
32	Jerry	10	↑8	19
33	Fred	9	↓11	47
34	Joe	9	↓9	33
35	Leroy	9	new	78
36	Ray	9	new	86
37	Wayne	9	↑6	37
38	Gerald	8	↑1	24
39	Johnny	8	new	45
40	Leonard	8	new	56
41	Arthur	7	↓6	29
42	Eugene	7	new	48
43	Harry	7	new	49
44	Peter	7	↑3	40
45	Stanley	7	↓11	57
46	Steven	7	new	52
47	Gene	6	new	95
48	Glen	6	new	>100
49	Keith	6	new	>100
50	Lawrence	6	new	32

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