Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,095
2	Patricia	649
3	Mary	619
4	Barbara	618
5	Susan	596
6	Carol	500
7	Nancy	464
8	Kathleen	449
9	Sandra	360
10	Donna	352
11	Sharon	349
12	Judith	320
13	Diane	297
14	Karen	287
15	Elizabeth	252
16	Margaret	230
17	Deborah	217
18	Pamela	193
19	Cynthia	177
20	Christine	171
21	Joan	169
22	Gail	166
23	Janet	164
24	Ann	162
25	Cheryl	157

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elaine	151
27	Janice	148
28	Jean	142
29	Carolyn	132
30	Jane	131
30	Joanne	131
32	Joyce	129
33	Maureen	128
34	Catherine	124
35	Paula	119
36	Marilyn	118
37	Beverly	116
38	Dorothy	113
39	Virginia	110
40	Ellen	104
40	Katherine	104
42	Frances	102
43	Marie	100
44	Bonnie	98
44	Shirley	98
46	Theresa	97
47	Anne	95
48	Joann	94
49	Lynn	93
50	Eileen	88
51	Laura	87
52	Lorraine	86
53	Jacqueline	85
54	Helen	77
55	Rosemary	76
56	Marcia	74
57	Suzanne	73
58	Diana	71
58	Phyllis	71
60	Sheila	70
61	Ruth	69
62	Gloria	67
62	Louise	67
64	Sally	66
65	Maryann	65
66	Kathryn	64
67	Andrea	61
67	Geraldine	61
69	Jo	60
69	Leslie	60
71	Rose	58
72	Jeanne	57
73	Kathy	56
74	Alice	55
75	Constance	54
76	Martha	53
76	Roberta	53
78	Lois	52
78	Valerie	52
80	Betty	50
80	Judy	50
80	June	50
83	Charlene	49
83	Michele	49
85	Rita	48
86	Evelyn	47
86	Lucille	47
88	Doreen	46
88	Irene	46
88	Marsha	46
91	Brenda	45
91	Cathy	45
93	Dianne	44
94	Marianne	43
94	Marjorie	43
96	Claudia	42
97	Denise	41
97	Maria	41
99	Anita	40
99	Charlotte	40
99	Dolores	40
99	Rosemarie	40