Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	176
2	Mary	138
3	Patricia	136
4	Barbara	117
5	Carol	98
6	Margaret	90
7	Sandra	86
8	Nancy	84
9	Susan	82
10	Kathleen	58
11	Diane	52
12	Joyce	48
12	Sharon	48
14	Elizabeth	47
15	Carolyn	46
15	Janet	46
17	Shirley	42
18	Joan	41
18	Joanne	41
20	Judith	40
21	Deborah	38
22	Donna	36
23	Beverly	33
23	Elaine	33
25	Jane	32

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Ruth	32
27	Karen	30
28	Cheryl	29
29	Phyllis	27
30	Frances	26
30	Jean	26
32	Catherine	25
32	Helen	25
32	Janice	25
32	Virginia	25
36	Betty	24
36	Cynthia	24
36	Doris	24
39	Marie	23
40	Brenda	22
40	Christine	22
42	Charlotte	21
42	Constance	21
44	Bonnie	20
44	Dorothy	20
44	Jacqueline	20
44	Lois	20
48	Alice	19
48	Ann	19
48	Gloria	19
51	Jo	18
52	Judy	17
52	Suzanne	17
54	Anna	16
54	Ellen	16
54	Marilyn	16
54	Marjorie	16
54	Norma	16
54	Peggy	16
54	Rosemary	16
61	Darlene	15
61	Sarah	15
63	Connie	14
63	Gail	14
65	Carole	13
65	Diana	13
65	Eileen	13
65	Pamela	13
69	Dianne	12
69	Lorraine	12
69	Lynn	12
69	Marian	12
69	Paula	12
69	Rebecca	12
69	Sally	12
69	Sara	12
77	Irene	11
77	June	11
77	Lynda	11
77	Theresa	11
81	Florence	10
81	Geraldine	10
81	Julia	10
81	Kathryn	10
81	Louise	10
81	Martha	10
81	Maureen	10
81	Rita	10
81	Sylvia	10
90	Marlene	9
90	Maryann	9
90	Mildred	9
90	Rose	9
90	Wanda	9
95	Bernadette	8
95	Claudia	8
95	Evelyn	8
95	Faith	8
95	Georgia	8
95	Gwendolyn	8
95	Joann	8
95	Loretta	8
95	Sue	8
95	Vivian	8
95	Yvonne	8