Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,424
2	Mary	1,132
3	Barbara	640
4	Brenda	555
5	Carolyn	552
6	Patricia	530
7	Betty	522
8	Shirley	437
9	Sharon	416
10	Judy	414
11	Sandra	392
12	Donna	294
13	Joyce	290
14	Dorothy	275
15	Nancy	245
16	Martha	244
17	Margaret	231
18	Peggy	224
19	Carol	213
20	Gloria	207
21	Helen	199
22	Wanda	197
23	Patsy	187
24	Phyllis	185
25	Glenda	184

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	172
27	Virginia	171
28	Karen	162
29	Marilyn	161
30	Doris	156
31	Rebecca	155
32	Susan	152
33	Elizabeth	147
34	Ruby	138
35	Frances	136
36	Pamela	135
37	Beverly	126
38	Ruth	125
39	Jo	124
40	Charlotte	121
41	Bobbie	119
41	Connie	119
43	Janet	114
44	Judith	113
45	Alice	110
45	Sherry	110
47	Evelyn	102
48	Deborah	100
49	Paula	96
50	Bonnie	92
51	Diane	86
52	Rosie	85
53	Annie	84
53	Rita	84
55	Lois	83
56	Rose	80
57	Thelma	77
58	Cheryl	75
59	Sue	74
59	Willie	74
61	Jane	72
62	Ann	71
62	Wilma	71
64	Anna	70
65	Lynda	69
66	Cynthia	68
66	Juanita	68
66	Laura	68
66	Norma	68
66	Sarah	68
71	Sheila	67
72	Kathy	66
73	Emma	65
74	Louise	64
74	Vicki	64
76	Catherine	63
76	Diana	63
76	Georgia	63
79	Billie	60
79	Mildred	60
81	Kathryn	59
82	Loretta	58
83	Joan	57
84	Edna	56
84	Jean	56
86	Geraldine	55
86	Teresa	55
88	Anita	53
88	Erma	53
90	Ethel	52
90	Janis	52
92	Minnie	51
93	Katherine	50
93	Lillie	50
93	Margie	50
93	Marsha	50
93	Stella	50
98	Charlene	48
98	Janie	48
100	Gwendolyn	47