Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,418
2	Mary	1,188
3	Barbara	656
4	Carolyn	613
5	Betty	607
6	Patricia	543
7	Brenda	487
8	Shirley	482
9	Sharon	437
10	Judy	429
11	Sandra	403
12	Dorothy	344
13	Donna	314
14	Joyce	304
15	Peggy	252
16	Margaret	244
17	Phyllis	235
18	Nancy	234
19	Carol	232
20	Martha	230
21	Janice	218
22	Patsy	213
23	Wanda	208
24	Gloria	206
25	Glenda	175

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Doris	174
26	Elizabeth	174
28	Rebecca	171
29	Helen	162
30	Jo	160
31	Marilyn	159
32	Virginia	156
33	Judith	155
34	Alice	154
35	Karen	144
36	Ruby	133
37	Beverly	130
37	Frances	130
39	Norma	128
40	Charlotte	126
41	Bonnie	122
42	Susan	119
43	Ruth	118
43	Sherry	118
45	Connie	116
46	Janet	113
47	Bobbie	110
48	Emma	101
49	Ann	99
50	Evelyn	92
51	Lois	90
52	Annie	88
53	Wilma	86
54	Rita	85
54	Sue	85
56	Anna	82
56	Willie	82
58	Lynda	81
59	Paula	78
60	Edna	77
61	Juanita	76
62	Cynthia	75
63	Kathryn	72
64	Thelma	70
65	Mildred	69
66	Rose	68
66	Rosie	68
68	Billie	67
68	Georgia	67
70	Pamela	66
71	Loretta	65
71	Louise	65
71	Sarah	65
74	Joan	64
74	Margie	64
74	Sheila	64
77	Diana	63
77	Jane	63
77	Janis	63
80	Kathy	62
81	Clara	60
81	Delores	60
83	Diane	58
83	Erma	58
85	Kay	56
86	Catherine	55
87	Cheryl	54
87	Jean	54
89	Laura	53
89	Mae	53
91	Ella	51
92	Charlene	50
92	Hazel	50
92	Ida	50
92	Janie	50
96	Katherine	49
97	Deborah	48
97	Ethel	48
97	Kathleen	48
100	Anita	47
100	Earnestine	47
100	Lillie	47