Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	564
2	Patricia	537
3	Mary	533
4	Barbara	435
5	Susan	269
6	Sandra	239
7	Carol	231
8	Nancy	226
9	Margaret	213
10	Kathleen	190
11	Sharon	187
12	Diane	185
13	Carolyn	177
14	Judith	166
15	Karen	163
16	Donna	160
17	Elizabeth	146
18	Joyce	144
19	Brenda	138
20	Shirley	117
21	Pamela	115
22	Joan	112
23	Betty	109
24	Gloria	100
25	Janice	99

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	98
26	Beverly	98
28	Cynthia	96
28	Jean	96
30	Frances	91
31	Deborah	89
32	Jacqueline	88
33	Cheryl	86
33	Janet	86
35	Helen	81
36	Christine	79
37	Catherine	75
37	Jane	75
39	Dorothy	73
40	Phyllis	72
41	Martha	71
42	Ellen	69
43	Anne	67
44	Alice	66
44	Diana	66
46	Gail	65
47	Virginia	62
48	Judy	61
49	Bonnie	58
50	Ruth	55
51	Marilyn	54
52	Elaine	52
52	Katherine	52
52	Kathryn	52
52	Marie	52
52	Suzanne	52
57	Doris	50
58	Dianne	49
59	Geraldine	48
60	Jo	47
60	Sheila	47
62	Paula	46
63	Constance	45
63	Gwendolyn	45
63	Rita	45
66	Evelyn	43
66	Maureen	43
68	Delores	42
68	Marcia	42
68	Yvonne	42
71	Lynn	40
72	Joanne	39
72	Lorraine	39
72	Peggy	39
72	Sylvia	39
76	Anita	38
76	Carole	38
78	Lynda	37
78	Marsha	37
80	Laura	36
80	Theresa	36
82	Leslie	34
83	Juanita	33
83	Rosemary	33
85	Eileen	32
85	Maria	32
87	Charlotte	31
87	Louise	31
87	Roberta	31
90	Sherry	30
91	Marjorie	29
91	Paulette	29
93	Andrea	28
93	Jeanne	28
93	Laverne	28
93	Veronica	28
97	Anna	27
97	Charlene	27
97	Joann	27
97	Rose	27