Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	970
2	Linda	815
3	Betty	632
4	Barbara	507
5	Carolyn	477
6	Shirley	452
7	Patricia	394
8	Judy	307
9	Dorothy	291
10	Brenda	280
11	Sharon	276
12	Joyce	262
13	Sandra	247
14	Martha	223
15	Carol	206
16	Nancy	203
17	Margaret	198
18	Helen	182
19	Wanda	181
20	Donna	178
21	Patsy	173
22	Gloria	172
23	Virginia	157
24	Peggy	154
25	Glenda	153

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Doris	148
27	Frances	135
28	Ruby	134
29	Elizabeth	127
30	Janice	126
30	Marilyn	126
32	Ruth	125
33	Bobbie	122
34	Alice	119
35	Bonnie	114
36	Jo	113
37	Judith	108
38	Phyllis	104
39	Lois	98
39	Willie	98
41	Annie	97
42	Evelyn	91
43	Charlotte	90
44	Lillie	88
44	Mildred	88
46	Joan	82
47	Sarah	81
48	Ann	80
49	Beverly	79
49	Emma	79
49	Wilma	79
52	Norma	78
53	Sherry	77
54	Rosie	74
54	Sue	74
54	Susan	74
57	Juanita	71
58	Edna	70
59	Anna	69
59	Thelma	69
61	Connie	68
62	Janet	63
63	Louise	62
64	Katherine	61
64	Paula	61
66	Karen	60
66	Rebecca	60
66	Rose	60
69	Billie	59
70	Bertha	58
70	Georgia	58
72	Diana	57
72	Jean	57
74	Kay	56
75	Hazel	54
75	Kathryn	54
77	Erma	53
78	Catherine	52
78	Margie	52
80	Jane	51
80	Johnnie	51
82	Delores	50
82	Diane	50
82	Ella	50
82	Ethel	50
82	Laura	50
87	Clara	49
88	Cheryl	48
89	Carole	47
89	Mae	47
91	Gladys	46
91	Lynda	46
91	Mattie	46
94	Bernice	44
95	Alma	43
95	Jessie	43
97	Marie	42
97	Velma	42
99	Loretta	41
100	Janie	40