Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,493
2	Patricia	2,695
3	Linda	2,450
4	Barbara	2,441
5	Carol	2,317
6	Sharon	2,082
7	Susan	1,972
8	Nancy	1,898
9	Sandra	1,839
10	Judith	1,754
11	Karen	1,541
12	Kathleen	1,417
13	Donna	1,292
14	Diane	1,176
15	Janet	1,074
16	Judy	968
17	Margaret	867
18	Janice	836
19	Joyce	785
20	Cheryl	774
21	Marilyn	772
22	Carolyn	747
23	Shirley	720
24	Pamela	704
25	Betty	694

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	613
27	Beverly	589
28	Joan	560
29	Diana	516
30	Gloria	502
31	Jean	481
32	Ruth	479
33	Phyllis	471
34	Dorothy	467
35	Elizabeth	454
36	Jane	444
37	Cynthia	431
38	Christine	425
39	Connie	420
40	Virginia	397
41	Gail	358
41	Rita	358
43	Lynn	352
44	Frances	349
45	Joanne	341
46	Jacqueline	335
47	Alice	334
48	Darlene	333
49	Sue	327
50	Suzanne	323
51	Ann	318
52	Brenda	311
53	Catherine	309
54	Carole	305
54	Martha	305
54	Rosemary	305
57	Helen	300
58	Marcia	298
59	Sally	296
60	Kathryn	289
60	Peggy	289
62	Rose	287
63	Elaine	286
63	Geraldine	286
63	Kathy	286
66	Ellen	280
67	Lois	276
68	Marsha	271
69	Roberta	269
70	Paula	266
71	Eileen	259
72	Marie	256
73	Laura	254
73	Sherry	254
75	Jeanne	247
76	Maureen	246
77	Jo	245
78	Charlene	226
79	Sheila	225
80	Anita	218
80	Charlotte	218
82	Joann	217
82	Marlene	217
84	Katherine	213
85	Constance	207
86	Vicki	204
87	Dianne	203
88	Doris	198
89	Arlene	191
89	Kay	191
91	Louise	189
92	Theresa	182
93	Anne	174
94	Norma	173
95	Evelyn	171
96	Marjorie	169
97	Deborah	167
97	Victoria	167
99	Rebecca	163
100	Loretta	158