Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,155
2	Patricia	797
3	Barbara	701
4	Mary	665
5	Carol	590
6	Susan	558
7	Nancy	505
8	Kathleen	458
9	Sandra	421
10	Judith	403
11	Donna	356
12	Sharon	331
13	Karen	330
14	Diane	329
15	Margaret	296
16	Elizabeth	248
17	Joan	227
18	Janice	212
19	Janet	205
20	Gail	197
21	Cynthia	185
22	Pamela	179
23	Cheryl	171
24	Ann	168
25	Elaine	165

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	162
27	Marilyn	151
28	Joanne	148
29	Jane	145
29	Lorraine	145
29	Lynn	145
32	Deborah	141
33	Christine	137
33	Jean	137
35	Maureen	131
36	Ellen	129
37	Paula	128
38	Beverly	125
39	Catherine	123
39	Shirley	123
41	Dorothy	120
41	Marie	120
43	Carolyn	116
44	Anne	113
45	Virginia	110
46	Frances	108
47	Suzanne	93
48	Eileen	92
49	Joann	90
50	Gloria	89
50	Louise	89
52	Rosemary	86
53	Jeanne	85
54	Geraldine	84
55	Bonnie	83
55	Jacqueline	83
57	Roberta	82
58	Katherine	80
59	Marcia	79
59	Phyllis	79
61	Judy	78
61	Theresa	78
63	Ruth	77
64	Lois	76
64	Sheila	76
66	Helen	74
66	Laura	74
68	Betty	71
68	Kathryn	71
68	Sally	71
71	Alice	69
71	Martha	69
73	Andrea	65
73	Diana	65
75	Rita	64
76	Maryann	63
77	Dolores	60
78	Marjorie	59
78	Rose	59
80	Anita	58
80	Arlene	58
82	Leslie	57
83	Denise	56
83	Evelyn	56
83	June	56
86	Carole	54
87	Doreen	53
87	Jo	53
89	Lucille	52
90	Charlene	50
91	Lynda	47
92	Maria	45
93	Darlene	44
93	Marlene	44
93	Michele	44
96	Irene	42
97	Charlotte	40
97	Lynne	40
99	Claudia	39
99	Eleanor	39