Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,216
2	Linda	820
3	Patricia	806
4	Barbara	770
5	Sandra	517
6	Betty	503
7	Carol	405
8	Shirley	389
9	Carolyn	382
10	Sharon	351
11	Margaret	323
12	Nancy	315
13	Gloria	312
14	Dorothy	292
15	Joyce	291
16	Susan	283
17	Judith	271
18	Judy	255
19	Martha	240
20	Donna	215
21	Frances	206
22	Elizabeth	201
23	Virginia	181
24	Karen	168
25	Diane	164

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	161
27	Annie	150
28	Helen	143
29	Alice	135
30	Janet	134
31	Bonnie	130
32	Beverly	129
33	Brenda	126
34	Cheryl	125
35	Evelyn	117
35	Peggy	117
37	Ann	115
37	Ruth	115
39	Joan	114
40	Kathleen	113
41	Doris	111
42	Pamela	110
43	Marilyn	109
43	Sarah	109
45	Catherine	106
46	Jean	103
47	Sylvia	98
48	Willie	96
49	Glenda	88
49	Juanita	88
49	Mildred	88
52	Diana	87
52	Suzanne	87
54	Marie	86
54	Ruby	86
56	Geraldine	85
56	Laura	85
56	Phyllis	85
59	Charlotte	84
59	Gail	84
59	Jacqueline	84
62	Julia	83
62	Louise	83
64	Wanda	82
65	Gwendolyn	79
65	Jane	79
67	Vivian	74
68	Jo	73
68	Rose	73
70	Lillie	72
71	Cynthia	71
71	Rosa	71
73	Rebecca	70
74	Carole	69
75	Katherine	67
76	Yvonne	66
77	Norma	65
78	Kathryn	64
78	Lynda	64
78	Paula	64
81	Lillian	63
82	Emma	61
82	Jeanette	61
84	Anne	60
84	Connie	60
86	Marcia	58
87	Delores	57
87	Edna	57
87	Irene	57
90	Sherry	56
91	Elaine	55
91	Ellen	55
91	Sheila	55
94	Joann	54
94	Marjorie	54
96	Christine	53
97	Lois	51
97	Sue	51
99	Dianne	50
99	Patsy	50