Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	140
2	Mary	125
3	Patricia	105
4	Sandra	85
5	Carol	80
6	Nancy	75
7	Linda	64
8	Margaret	58
9	Susan	54
10	Sharon	52
11	Joyce	48
12	Judith	47
12	Kathleen	47
14	Carolyn	42
15	Shirley	40
16	Betty	39
16	Joan	39
18	Elizabeth	37
19	Diane	35
20	Ruth	34
21	Karen	33
22	Beverly	32
22	Donna	32
22	Janet	32
25	Bonnie	31

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Dorothy	31
25	Jean	31
28	Jane	30
29	Joanne	29
30	Ann	28
31	Janice	27
31	Phyllis	27
31	Virginia	27
34	Frances	24
35	Catherine	23
35	Martha	23
37	Brenda	21
37	Deborah	21
39	Alice	20
39	Geraldine	20
41	Elaine	19
41	Gail	19
41	Helen	19
44	Doris	18
44	Judy	18
44	Suzanne	18
47	Constance	17
47	Diana	17
47	Gloria	17
47	Kathryn	17
47	Marie	17
52	Rose	16
53	Eileen	15
53	Lois	15
55	Charlotte	14
55	Connie	14
55	Cynthia	14
55	Ellen	14
55	Mildred	14
55	Norma	14
61	Anne	12
61	Carole	12
61	Christine	12
61	Darlene	12
61	Florence	12
61	Irene	12
61	Jacqueline	12
61	Laura	12
61	Roberta	12
70	Joann	11
70	Pamela	11
70	Sarah	11
70	Theresa	11
70	Victoria	11
70	Vivian	11
76	Katherine	10
76	Marjorie	10
76	Peggy	10
76	Rebecca	10
76	Rita	10
76	Rosemary	10
82	Cheryl	9
82	Esther	9
82	Evelyn	9
82	Jeanne	9
82	Lillian	9
82	Lorraine	9
82	Louise	9
82	Marian	9
82	Maryann	9
82	Paula	9
82	Sheila	9
93	Delores	8
93	Dolores	8
93	Eleanor	8
93	June	8
93	Marianne	8
93	Rosalie	8
93	Sally	8
93	Sue	8