Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,123
2	Linda	933
3	Patricia	875
4	Barbara	804
5	Sandra	613
6	Betty	544
7	Carolyn	475
8	Carol	441
9	Sharon	437
10	Shirley	430
11	Susan	347
12	Nancy	332
13	Margaret	309
14	Dorothy	302
15	Gloria	301
16	Joyce	284
17	Martha	252
18	Donna	243
19	Judith	238
20	Judy	237
21	Elizabeth	224
22	Janice	220
23	Brenda	206
24	Frances	197
25	Helen	176

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	175
27	Diane	170
28	Virginia	169
29	Cynthia	163
29	Pamela	163
31	Cheryl	162
32	Beverly	154
33	Karen	150
34	Annie	144
35	Catherine	134
36	Kathleen	131
37	Janet	130
38	Joan	129
39	Marilyn	125
40	Bonnie	119
40	Evelyn	119
42	Sarah	116
43	Sylvia	110
44	Doris	109
45	Ann	107
45	Jane	107
45	Peggy	107
48	Laura	101
48	Wanda	101
50	Ruth	98
51	Charlotte	95
51	Geraldine	95
51	Jo	95
54	Julia	94
55	Gwendolyn	93
56	Jean	91
56	Rose	91
58	Glenda	89
59	Rebecca	87
60	Phyllis	86
61	Gail	85
61	Kathryn	85
63	Christine	84
64	Connie	82
64	Mildred	82
66	Diana	80
67	Vivian	79
67	Willie	79
69	Marie	76
69	Sheila	76
71	Jacqueline	75
71	Katherine	75
71	Louise	75
71	Norma	75
75	Paula	74
75	Suzanne	74
77	Juanita	73
78	Sherry	72
79	Delores	71
79	Patsy	71
81	Ruby	70
81	Yvonne	70
83	Joann	67
83	Lois	67
83	Lynda	67
83	Sue	67
87	Sara	66
88	Dianne	65
88	Marsha	65
90	Carole	64
91	Roberta	63
91	Sally	63
93	Edith	62
94	Jacquelyn	58
94	Jeanette	58
96	Edna	57
96	Marcia	57
98	Elaine	56
98	Ellen	56
98	Rita	56