Most popular girls’ names in Alaska, 1946

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	47
2	Patricia	24
3	Margaret	22
3	Susan	22
5	Linda	21
6	Barbara	18
7	Karen	17
8	Carol	15
9	Betty	14
9	Helen	14
9	Sharon	14
12	Jean	13
13	Kathleen	11
13	Martha	11
13	Nancy	11
16	Alice	10
16	Judy	10
16	Marie	10
16	Sandra	10
20	Ann	9
20	Bonnie	9
20	Cheryl	9
20	Donna	9
20	Evelyn	9
20	Gloria	9

Rank	Name	Babies
20	Virginia	9
27	Elizabeth	8
27	Frances	8
27	Judith	8
27	Shirley	8
31	Bernice	7
31	Dorothy	7
31	Janet	7
31	Janice	7
35	Anna	6
35	Esther	6
35	Irene	6
35	Joan	6
35	Lillian	6
35	Rita	6
35	Roberta	6
35	Rose	6
35	Ruth	6
44	Annie	5
44	Carolyn	5
44	Carrie	5
44	Catherine	5
44	Charlotte	5
44	Darlene	5
44	Edna	5
44	Elaine	5
44	Florence	5
44	Ida	5
44	Jessie	5
44	Lena	5
44	Lois	5
44	Lucy	5
44	Marilyn	5
44	Nellie	5
44	Pamela	5