Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,929
2	Patricia	2,109
3	Barbara	2,062
4	Carol	1,964
5	Linda	1,848
6	Sharon	1,574
7	Judith	1,479
8	Sandra	1,450
9	Nancy	1,341
10	Karen	1,267
11	Susan	1,262
12	Donna	1,058
13	Kathleen	990
14	Diane	929
15	Janet	852
16	Judy	801
17	Margaret	756
18	Joyce	730
19	Marilyn	676
20	Carolyn	647
21	Shirley	603
22	Janice	599
23	Betty	579
24	Joan	550
25	Cheryl	535

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dorothy	467
27	Bonnie	465
28	Gloria	453
29	Beverly	451
30	Ruth	437
31	Jean	409
32	Virginia	406
33	Pamela	405
34	Diana	378
35	Jane	359
36	Elizabeth	349
37	Carole	333
38	Phyllis	322
39	Connie	316
40	Joanne	313
41	Helen	307
42	Ann	299
43	Rita	287
44	Frances	286
45	Jacqueline	284
46	Alice	268
46	Lynn	268
48	Geraldine	262
49	Elaine	259
50	Christine	257
50	Martha	257
52	Darlene	253
53	Gail	251
54	Rosemary	244
55	Catherine	240
56	Lois	235
57	Kathryn	234
58	Brenda	233
59	Roberta	230
60	Sue	229
61	Peggy	218
62	Suzanne	217
63	Sally	213
64	Paula	211
65	Rose	210
66	Doris	204
67	Eileen	201
68	Ellen	197
69	Charlotte	196
69	Sheila	196
71	Marcia	194
72	Charlene	191
73	Arlene	182
73	Jo	182
73	Marsha	182
76	Kathy	181
77	Jeanne	176
77	Joann	176
79	Maureen	173
80	Marie	171
81	Laura	168
82	Kay	167
83	Constance	165
83	Cynthia	165
83	Loretta	165
83	Marlene	165
87	Dianne	162
88	Norma	159
89	Evelyn	156
89	Victoria	156
91	Dolores	150
92	Lynne	148
93	Anita	146
94	Vicki	144
95	Louise	143
95	Marjorie	143
97	Katherine	138
98	Andrea	137
99	Sherry	136
100	Lorraine	129