Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	494
2	Patricia	423
3	Barbara	391
4	Carol	258
5	Linda	249
6	Susan	222
7	Margaret	207
8	Sandra	191
9	Nancy	174
10	Carolyn	172
11	Judith	163
12	Sharon	147
13	Joyce	138
14	Diane	136
15	Donna	125
16	Shirley	118
17	Joan	117
18	Karen	114
18	Kathleen	114
20	Betty	113
21	Elizabeth	112
22	Gloria	107
23	Janet	106
24	Jean	95
25	Dorothy	83

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	81
27	Martha	75
28	Helen	72
28	Jacqueline	72
28	Judy	72
31	Brenda	71
32	Janice	70
33	Marilyn	66
34	Jane	63
35	Cheryl	62
35	Frances	62
37	Diana	61
37	Pamela	61
39	Ruth	60
40	Doris	58
40	Virginia	58
42	Catherine	56
43	Anne	55
43	Gail	55
45	Beverly	52
46	Bonnie	50
47	Ellen	48
48	Alice	47
49	Marie	46
49	Sarah	46
51	Yvonne	45
52	Elaine	44
52	Suzanne	44
54	Delores	43
54	Peggy	43
54	Sylvia	43
57	Katherine	39
57	Leslie	39
57	Louise	39
57	Phyllis	39
61	Christine	38
61	Joanne	38
61	Laura	38
61	Marjorie	38
61	Rita	38
66	Constance	37
66	Evelyn	37
66	Marcia	37
69	Carole	36
69	Jo	36
71	Eileen	35
72	Jeanne	34
72	Roberta	34
74	Gwendolyn	33
74	Maureen	33
74	Paula	33
77	Kathryn	32
77	Sheila	32
79	Lynn	31
79	Theresa	31
81	Cynthia	30
81	Sally	30
83	Dianne	29
84	Rosemary	28
85	Charlotte	27
85	Geraldine	27
85	Juanita	27
85	Rebecca	27
89	Sue	26
89	Vivian	26
91	Anita	25
91	Rose	25
93	Lois	24
93	Sara	24
95	Deborah	22
95	Joann	22
95	Julia	22
95	Lorraine	22
95	Marion	22
95	Mildred	22
95	Norma	22
95	Thelma	22