Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,075
2	Linda	940
3	Barbara	608
4	Carolyn	606
5	Betty	552
6	Shirley	512
7	Patricia	459
8	Judy	406
9	Brenda	376
10	Sharon	358
11	Sandra	331
12	Dorothy	317
13	Joyce	293
14	Donna	261
15	Martha	254
16	Wanda	230
17	Margaret	228
18	Carol	227
19	Patsy	217
20	Peggy	205
21	Nancy	204
22	Janice	185
23	Glenda	183
24	Gloria	182
25	Helen	179

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Virginia	179
27	Doris	159
28	Phyllis	153
29	Jo	148
30	Alice	147
31	Judith	142
32	Beverly	138
33	Marilyn	137
33	Ruby	137
35	Frances	132
36	Elizabeth	131
37	Bonnie	126
38	Bobbie	123
39	Ruth	119
40	Karen	118
41	Connie	104
42	Rebecca	103
43	Susan	100
44	Norma	99
45	Sue	98
46	Janet	95
47	Charlotte	93
48	Sherry	92
49	Ann	91
50	Evelyn	88
51	Anna	84
51	Annie	84
53	Emma	83
54	Joan	82
54	Rose	82
54	Sarah	82
57	Mildred	80
58	Juanita	79
58	Rosie	79
58	Willie	79
58	Wilma	79
62	Lois	75
63	Paula	74
64	Diana	73
64	Rita	73
66	Cheryl	69
67	Jane	68
67	Louise	68
69	Lynda	67
70	Diane	65
71	Johnnie	61
71	Lillie	61
73	Loretta	59
74	Erma	58
75	Billie	57
75	Kay	57
77	Janie	55
77	Mattie	55
79	Clara	54
79	Jean	54
79	Kathryn	54
82	Sheila	53
83	Thelma	52
84	Charlene	51
84	Edna	51
84	Ella	51
84	Georgia	51
88	Anita	50
88	Mae	50
88	Paulette	50
91	Delores	49
91	Laura	49
93	Margie	48
94	Jessie	47
95	Bettye	46
95	Ethel	46
97	Eva	45
97	Katherine	45
97	Velma	45
100	Hazel	44
100	Pamela	44
100	Vera	44