Most popular girls’ names in Alaska, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	71
2	Linda	65
3	Patricia	39
4	Susan	35
5	Barbara	33
6	Carol	26
7	Kathleen	23
8	Sandra	22
9	Margaret	21
10	Karen	19
11	Elizabeth	18
11	Sharon	18
13	Judith	17
14	Betty	16
14	Martha	16
14	Nancy	16
17	Cynthia	15
17	Pamela	15
19	Annie	14
19	Dorothy	14
21	Donna	13
21	Helen	13
21	Janet	13
21	Janice	13
25	Anna	11

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Carolyn	11
25	Cheryl	11
25	Irene	11
25	Jean	11
30	Alice	10
31	Ann	9
31	Beverly	9
31	Christine	9
31	Diane	9
31	Marilyn	9
31	Shirley	9
37	Arlene	8
37	Katherine	8
37	Marie	8
37	Rita	8
37	Sophie	8
37	Virginia	8
43	Bonnie	7
43	Christina	7
43	Ellen	7
43	Judy	7
43	Julie	7
43	Laura	7
43	Lillian	7
43	Lucy	7
51	Colleen	6
51	Doris	6
51	Ethel	6
51	Evelyn	6
51	Geraldine	6
51	Lorraine	6
51	Lydia	6
51	Paula	6
51	Roberta	6
51	Rose	6
51	Sarah	6
62	Bernice	5
62	Catherine	5
62	Delores	5
62	Edith	5
62	Ella	5
62	Gail	5
62	Gloria	5
62	Joan	5
62	Julia	5
62	June	5
62	Kathryn	5
62	Lois	5
62	Maria	5
62	Phyllis	5
62	Ruth	5
62	Vera	5