Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	164
2	Mary	145
3	Barbara	123
4	Patricia	100
5	Susan	77
6	Sandra	74
6	Sharon	74
8	Nancy	70
9	Carol	69
10	Margaret	63
11	Deborah	56
11	Kathleen	56
13	Diane	48
13	Shirley	48
15	Donna	43
16	Elizabeth	42
17	Joyce	40
18	Carolyn	37
19	Judith	35
20	Dorothy	33
21	Jane	32
21	Phyllis	32
23	Christine	29
24	Virginia	28
25	Catherine	27

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	26
26	Cynthia	26
26	Janice	26
26	Karen	26
30	Bonnie	25
31	Beverly	24
31	Janet	24
31	Joan	24
34	Betty	23
34	Charlotte	23
34	Joanne	23
34	Ruth	23
38	Gloria	22
38	Jacqueline	22
38	Judy	22
38	Marie	22
42	Brenda	21
42	Elaine	21
42	Frances	21
45	Doris	20
46	Ann	18
46	Jean	18
48	Diana	17
48	Ellen	17
48	Pamela	17
51	Geraldine	16
51	Helen	16
53	Jo	15
53	Mildred	15
53	Norma	15
56	Lynn	14
56	Sarah	14
56	Suzanne	14
59	Alice	13
59	Gail	13
59	June	13
59	Paula	13
63	Anna	12
63	Anne	12
63	Connie	12
63	Grace	12
63	Marjorie	12
63	Marsha	12
63	Peggy	12
63	Rose	12
63	Theresa	12
72	Delores	11
72	Lois	11
72	Martha	11
72	Victoria	11
72	Wanda	11
77	Constance	10
77	Evelyn	10
77	Jeanne	10
77	Katherine	10
77	Maryann	10
77	Regina	10
77	Sherry	10
77	Stephanie	10
85	Darlene	9
85	Dolores	9
85	Emma	9
85	Kathryn	9
85	Rebecca	9
85	Yvonne	9
91	Eileen	8
91	Kathy	8
91	Laura	8
91	Lorraine	8
91	Marlene	8
91	Maxine	8
91	Rosalie	8
91	Rosemary	8
91	Sheila	8
100	Anita	7
100	Charlene	7
100	Ethel	7
100	Gwendolyn	7
100	Lynda	7
100	Marguerite	7
100	Rita	7
100	Sally	7
100	Sara	7
100	Sue	7
100	Sylvia	7