Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	562
2	Mary	518
3	Patricia	465
4	Barbara	398
5	Susan	271
6	Margaret	212
7	Sharon	211
8	Nancy	204
9	Sandra	200
10	Carol	195
11	Diane	180
12	Kathleen	174
13	Carolyn	168
14	Brenda	163
15	Karen	153
16	Donna	149
17	Elizabeth	135
18	Judith	122
19	Deborah	121
20	Joyce	119
21	Pamela	114
22	Cynthia	113
23	Shirley	102
24	Janice	97
25	Ann	94

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Jacqueline	94
27	Catherine	91
27	Joan	91
29	Betty	90
30	Frances	87
31	Janet	82
32	Beverly	80
33	Jean	78
34	Cheryl	77
35	Christine	76
36	Dorothy	73
36	Gloria	73
36	Katherine	73
39	Anne	70
39	Theresa	70
41	Jane	69
41	Sheila	69
43	Ruth	68
44	Helen	65
45	Ellen	59
46	Alice	58
46	Bonnie	58
48	Delores	57
48	Diana	57
48	Judy	57
51	Gail	56
52	Joanne	55
53	Elaine	54
53	Paula	54
53	Phyllis	54
56	Kathryn	53
57	Yvonne	52
58	Martha	48
58	Virginia	48
60	Geraldine	47
60	Lynn	47
62	Marie	46
63	Jo	44
63	Peggy	44
65	Marsha	43
66	Gwendolyn	42
66	Marilyn	42
68	Maureen	41
68	Suzanne	41
68	Sylvia	41
71	Rita	39
72	Doris	38
73	Dianne	37
73	Evelyn	37
73	Laura	37
76	Charlene	35
76	Charlotte	35
76	Paulette	35
79	Sarah	34
79	Teresa	34
81	Constance	33
81	Maria	33
83	Jeanne	32
84	Marcia	31
84	Regina	31
84	Victoria	31
87	Anita	30
87	Claudia	30
87	Stephanie	30
90	Eileen	29
90	Juanita	29
90	Lorraine	29
90	Lynda	29
90	Sherry	29
95	Kathy	27
95	Louise	27
95	Roberta	27
95	Rosemary	27
95	Vivian	27
100	Carole	26
100	Joann	26