Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	594
2	Barbara	567
3	Mary	532
4	Carol	503
5	Linda	415
6	Judith	379
7	Susan	360
8	Sandra	354
9	Nancy	305
10	Kathleen	271
11	Donna	249
12	Joan	246
13	Karen	235
14	Elizabeth	223
15	Diane	221
16	Sharon	219
17	Margaret	212
18	Janet	206
19	Gail	156
20	Joyce	146
21	Janice	144
22	Jean	133
23	Frances	132
24	Elaine	130
25	Jane	122

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	118
27	Beverly	116
28	Ann	114
29	Pamela	108
29	Virginia	108
31	Shirley	102
32	Dorothy	99
33	Carolyn	98
34	Marie	96
35	Lorraine	95
36	Maureen	91
37	Gloria	90
38	Joanne	89
39	Cheryl	87
40	Ruth	82
41	Carole	81
41	Eileen	81
41	Ellen	81
44	Cynthia	79
45	Maryann	78
46	Betty	77
47	Paula	76
48	Judy	75
49	Geraldine	74
50	Bonnie	71
50	Catherine	71
50	Jacqueline	71
50	Roberta	71
54	Anne	69
54	Jeanne	69
56	Lynn	68
57	Christine	66
57	Diana	66
59	Joann	65
60	Theresa	64
61	Alice	63
61	Phyllis	63
63	Rosemary	62
64	Sally	61
65	Helen	58
66	Marcia	57
66	Sheila	57
66	Suzanne	57
69	Rita	53
70	Katherine	52
70	Rose	52
72	Deborah	51
72	Louise	51
74	Lois	50
74	Marjorie	50
76	Martha	49
77	Charlotte	46
78	Andrea	45
78	Arlene	45
78	Leslie	45
78	Victoria	45
82	Irene	44
83	Dolores	43
83	June	43
83	Kathryn	43
86	Evelyn	40
87	Lynne	39
88	Marion	38
88	Marlene	38
90	Eleanor	36
90	Laura	36
92	Dianne	35
92	Lucille	35
94	Constance	32
94	Doris	32
96	Anita	31
96	Brenda	31
96	Claire	31
96	Lillian	31
100	Charlene	30
100	Claudia	30
100	Michele	30