Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	917
2	Mary	617
3	Patricia	455
4	Sharon	404
5	Barbara	383
6	Sandra	351
7	Carol	314
8	Karen	272
9	Nancy	255
10	Susan	241
11	Donna	229
12	Judy	200
13	Judith	190
14	Kathleen	182
15	Janet	165
15	Margaret	165
17	Cheryl	154
18	Janice	146
19	Betty	144
19	Shirley	144
21	Gloria	141
22	Marilyn	132
23	Diane	130
24	Carolyn	129
25	Connie	128

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	125
27	Pamela	121
28	Dorothy	116
29	Cynthia	115
30	Diana	110
31	Elizabeth	105
32	Joyce	100
33	Bonnie	97
34	Beverly	92
35	Frances	88
36	Phyllis	87
37	Joan	84
38	Helen	77
39	Jo	74
39	Kathy	74
41	Catherine	72
42	Rita	70
43	Peggy	69
44	Ann	67
45	Kathryn	66
45	Rose	66
45	Sherry	66
48	Katherine	65
49	Ruth	64
49	Vicki	64
51	Jane	63
51	Jean	63
51	Maria	63
51	Rebecca	63
55	Alice	56
55	Charlotte	56
55	Loretta	56
55	Martha	56
59	Roberta	55
60	Darlene	54
61	Laura	53
61	Marie	53
63	Lynda	52
63	Norma	52
63	Sally	52
66	Charlene	50
67	Elaine	49
67	Gail	49
69	Paula	47
70	Jeanne	46
70	Lorraine	46
70	Sue	46
70	Theresa	46
74	Marsha	45
75	Dianne	44
75	Evelyn	44
75	Sheila	44
78	Anita	43
78	Lynn	43
80	Cathy	42
80	Claudia	42
82	Christine	41
82	Irene	41
82	Lois	41
82	Marjorie	41
86	Ellen	40
86	Kay	40
88	Jacqueline	39
88	Josephine	39
90	Geraldine	38
90	Joann	38
90	Patsy	38
93	Juanita	37
94	Dolores	36
94	Georgia	36
96	Esther	35
96	Rosemary	35
98	Glenda	34
98	Victoria	34
100	Deborah	33
100	Marcia	33
100	Wanda	33