Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,566
2	Mary	1,225
3	Patricia	901
4	Barbara	797
5	Sandra	620
6	Betty	462
7	Sharon	439
8	Carolyn	423
9	Susan	418
10	Nancy	393
11	Shirley	390
12	Carol	380
13	Brenda	355
14	Gloria	323
15	Margaret	320
16	Donna	302
17	Dorothy	285
18	Martha	268
19	Joyce	265
20	Cynthia	262
21	Judy	248
22	Elizabeth	226
23	Janice	225
24	Karen	223
25	Pamela	222

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	202
27	Cheryl	192
28	Beverly	189
29	Diane	181
30	Frances	178
31	Helen	171
32	Deborah	164
33	Peggy	161
33	Virginia	161
35	Annie	158
36	Kathleen	156
37	Catherine	144
38	Janet	143
39	Alice	142
40	Joan	138
41	Evelyn	131
42	Jo	130
42	Marilyn	130
44	Bonnie	129
45	Doris	123
45	Gail	123
47	Wanda	119
48	Gwendolyn	118
49	Sarah	112
50	Sylvia	111
51	Jacqueline	109
52	Sherry	106
53	Glenda	104
54	Ann	102
54	Charlotte	102
54	Kathryn	102
54	Phyllis	102
58	Christine	101
58	Jane	101
60	Rose	100
61	Ruth	99
62	Lynda	96
63	Katherine	95
64	Laura	92
65	Rebecca	91
66	Jean	90
67	Sheila	88
67	Vivian	88
69	Diana	87
69	Geraldine	87
71	Juanita	86
71	Mildred	86
73	Ruby	85
74	Connie	84
74	Yvonne	84
76	Paula	83
76	Suzanne	83
78	Marie	82
78	Theresa	82
80	Ethel	79
81	Delores	75
81	Elaine	75
83	Marsha	74
83	Willie	74
85	Julia	73
86	Marjorie	70
87	Joann	69
87	Lois	69
89	Ellen	68
89	Rosa	68
91	Teresa	67
92	Lillie	66
93	Jacquelyn	61
93	Louise	61
95	Constance	59
95	Darlene	59
95	Edna	59
95	Norma	59
99	Anna	58
99	Emma	58
99	Kathy	58