Most popular girls’ names in Idaho, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	283
2	Mary	180
3	Carol	167
4	Sharon	146
5	Judy	137
6	Barbara	134
7	Sandra	132
7	Susan	132
9	Patricia	115
10	Karen	114
11	Nancy	102
12	Donna	85
13	Janet	74
14	Kathleen	72
15	Cheryl	70
16	Carolyn	69
17	Betty	65
18	Connie	64
19	Janice	59
19	Margaret	59
19	Marilyn	59
19	Shirley	59
23	Judith	55
24	Diana	50
25	Bonnie	45

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diane	42
26	Kathy	42
28	Pamela	40
29	Vicki	37
30	Ann	36
30	Joyce	36
32	Lynda	33
33	Beverly	31
33	Gloria	31
33	Ruth	31
36	Elizabeth	30
36	Jo	30
36	Lois	30
39	Darlene	29
39	Elaine	29
39	Sheila	29
39	Sue	29
43	Sherry	28
44	Virginia	27
45	Alice	26
45	Julie	26
45	Kathryn	26
45	Kay	26
49	Helen	25
49	Laura	25
49	Peggy	25
52	Dorothy	24
52	Gayle	24
52	Jean	24
55	Frances	22
55	Joan	22
55	Phyllis	22
58	Anita	21
58	Sheryl	21
60	Evelyn	20
60	Jane	20
60	Sally	20
63	Jeanne	19
63	Wanda	19
65	Brenda	18
65	Charlotte	18
65	Dianne	18
65	Gail	18
65	Glenda	18
65	Katherine	18
65	Pat	18
72	Catherine	17
72	Christine	17
72	Doris	17
72	Norma	17
72	Paula	17
72	Penny	17
78	Deanna	16
78	Lana	16
78	Marcia	16
78	Marsha	16
78	Rita	16
78	Vickie	16
84	Claudia	15
84	Colleen	15
84	Geraldine	15
84	Vicky	15
88	Anna	14
88	Anne	14
88	Ellen	14
88	Marie	14
88	Marjorie	14
88	Marlene	14
88	Patty	14
88	Roberta	14
96	Charlene	13
96	Cynthia	13
96	Irene	13
96	Jeanette	13
96	Joanne	13
96	Karla	13
96	Leslie	13
96	Martha	13