Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	559
2	Patricia	453
3	Barbara	438
4	Linda	333
5	Carol	247
6	Nancy	246
7	Sandra	228
8	Sharon	227
9	Susan	220
10	Margaret	211
11	Kathleen	182
12	Carolyn	176
13	Judith	173
14	Joyce	143
15	Diane	139
15	Joan	139
17	Karen	132
18	Donna	128
19	Shirley	118
20	Ann	109
21	Elizabeth	106
22	Jean	98
23	Gloria	97
24	Brenda	96
25	Catherine	93

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	92
27	Jane	90
28	Janet	87
29	Jacqueline	86
30	Janice	82
31	Beverly	81
31	Dorothy	81
33	Pamela	79
34	Martha	76
35	Frances	74
36	Cheryl	72
37	Joanne	70
38	Suzanne	69
39	Helen	67
40	Cynthia	64
41	Virginia	63
42	Ellen	62
42	Judy	62
44	Phyllis	60
45	Alice	59
45	Diana	59
47	Ruth	57
48	Anne	56
48	Bonnie	56
48	Kathryn	56
48	Marilyn	56
52	Christine	55
53	Elaine	53
54	Peggy	49
55	Gail	48
56	Carole	47
56	Sheila	47
58	Yvonne	44
59	Jo	43
59	Marie	43
61	Jeanne	42
61	Katherine	42
63	Constance	41
63	Eileen	41
63	Rita	41
66	Gwendolyn	39
66	Theresa	39
68	Anita	38
68	Delores	38
68	Lorraine	38
68	Marcia	38
68	Paula	38
73	Deborah	37
73	Lynn	37
73	Roberta	37
73	Sarah	37
73	Sylvia	37
78	Geraldine	36
79	Charlotte	35
79	Dianne	35
79	Laura	35
79	Marjorie	35
83	Evelyn	34
83	Rose	34
85	Julia	33
85	Vivian	33
87	Doris	31
87	Leslie	31
87	Maureen	31
90	Marian	30
91	Louise	29
91	Marion	29
93	Sherry	28
94	Maria	27
95	Jeanette	26
95	Lois	26
95	Paulette	26
98	Darlene	25
98	Juanita	25
98	Sally	25