Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	139
2	Barbara	109
3	Carol	86
4	Patricia	84
5	Sandra	57
6	Nancy	54
7	Linda	51
7	Margaret	51
9	Shirley	48
10	Elizabeth	44
11	Judith	43
12	Susan	37
13	Joan	36
14	Diane	35
14	Kathleen	35
16	Joyce	33
17	Ruth	32
18	Jane	31
19	Donna	30
20	Betty	29
20	Janet	29
22	Carolyn	28
23	Dorothy	26
23	Phyllis	26
25	Beverly	25

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frances	24
26	Helen	24
28	Doris	23
29	Janice	22
30	Ann	21
30	Gloria	21
30	Lois	21
33	Bonnie	20
33	Jacqueline	20
35	Alice	18
35	Judy	18
35	Sharon	18
35	Virginia	18
39	Geraldine	17
39	Karen	17
39	Marie	17
42	Elaine	16
42	Marilyn	16
42	Sarah	16
45	Carole	15
45	Constance	15
45	Jean	15
45	Joann	15
49	Brenda	14
49	Catherine	14
49	Charlotte	14
49	Ellen	14
53	Gail	13
53	Katherine	13
55	Anna	12
55	Anne	12
55	Joanne	12
55	Kathryn	12
55	Martha	12
55	Mildred	12
61	Connie	11
61	Diana	11
61	Lorraine	11
61	Louise	11
61	Norma	11
66	Grace	10
66	Maureen	10
66	Peggy	10
66	Rosemary	10
70	Anita	9
70	Arlene	9
70	Dianne	9
70	Evelyn	9
70	Josephine	9
70	Patsy	9
70	Rebecca	9
70	Victoria	9
78	Bernadette	8
78	Cheryl	8
78	Deborah	8
78	Dolores	8
78	Gladys	8
78	Marjorie	8
78	Maryann	8
85	Christine	7
85	Darlene	7
85	Edith	7
85	Eileen	7
85	Irene	7
85	Jeanne	7
85	Lucille	7
85	Marcia	7
85	Marian	7
85	Rose	7
85	Sara	7
96	Andrea	6
96	Clara	6
96	Jo	6
96	Kathy	6
96	Lynn	6
96	Madeline	6
96	Paula	6
96	Sheila	6
96	Suzanne	6
96	Sylvia	6
96	Theresa	6