Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	5,285
2	Mary	3,940
3	Patricia	3,009
4	Barbara	2,798
5	Carol	2,287
6	Susan	2,128
7	Nancy	2,103
8	Sandra	1,952
9	Sharon	1,922
10	Kathleen	1,643
11	Donna	1,546
12	Judith	1,528
13	Karen	1,514
14	Diane	1,238
15	Janet	1,072
16	Margaret	1,001
17	Cheryl	965
18	Judy	949
19	Pamela	936
20	Janice	889
21	Marilyn	833
22	Joyce	829
23	Carolyn	795
24	Cynthia	735
25	Shirley	670

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	645
27	Betty	637
28	Christine	603
29	Joan	589
30	Beverly	578
31	Gloria	550
32	Connie	535
33	Jean	521
34	Jane	512
35	Diana	510
36	Dorothy	490
37	Elizabeth	480
38	Virginia	477
39	Phyllis	471
40	Peggy	466
41	Lynn	465
42	Ruth	455
43	Catherine	432
44	Ann	404
45	Brenda	403
46	Gail	392
47	Kathy	380
48	Joanne	372
49	Rita	369
50	Alice	366
50	Marcia	366
52	Darlene	361
53	Sue	358
54	Jacqueline	355
55	Rosemary	354
56	Martha	353
57	Suzanne	352
58	Helen	339
59	Elaine	338
60	Paula	336
61	Marsha	321
62	Kathryn	318
62	Sally	318
64	Deborah	313
65	Maureen	309
66	Rose	305
67	Jo	304
68	Frances	303
69	Laura	302
69	Roberta	302
71	Ellen	287
72	Lois	271
73	Carole	270
74	Sherry	269
75	Sheila	267
76	Geraldine	258
77	Vicki	253
78	Katherine	246
79	Marie	245
80	Janis	241
81	Constance	240
82	Charlene	229
83	Anita	225
84	Eileen	224
85	Jeanne	220
86	Charlotte	219
87	Rebecca	218
87	Theresa	218
89	Marlene	211
90	Joann	200
90	Lynda	200
92	Doris	199
92	Kay	199
94	Cathy	190
95	Arlene	188
96	Jill	182
97	Evelyn	179
98	Dianne	178
99	Dolores	173
100	Gayle	171