Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	5,170
2	Mary	3,646
3	Barbara	2,684
4	Patricia	2,607
5	Susan	2,377
6	Carol	1,907
7	Nancy	1,878
8	Sandra	1,722
9	Sharon	1,690
10	Kathleen	1,639
11	Karen	1,529
12	Donna	1,396
13	Judith	1,324
14	Diane	1,160
15	Pamela	1,133
16	Janet	1,028
17	Margaret	980
18	Janice	858
19	Cheryl	785
20	Cynthia	784
21	Joyce	729
22	Judy	720
23	Christine	668
24	Marilyn	660
25	Carolyn	656

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	628
27	Betty	594
28	Bonnie	590
29	Deborah	578
30	Beverly	560
31	Connie	519
32	Joan	494
33	Diana	485
33	Elizabeth	485
35	Peggy	460
36	Catherine	452
37	Jean	448
38	Ruth	445
39	Gloria	442
40	Jane	439
41	Lynn	437
42	Brenda	417
43	Dorothy	400
44	Kathy	396
44	Phyllis	396
46	Gail	382
46	Paula	382
48	Rita	374
49	Ann	371
49	Joanne	371
51	Marcia	370
52	Kathryn	366
53	Jacqueline	365
54	Sue	329
55	Virginia	328
56	Martha	327
57	Darlene	324
58	Frances	320
59	Rose	310
60	Marsha	307
61	Helen	306
62	Maureen	300
63	Alice	293
63	Sherry	293
65	Sally	289
66	Ellen	275
67	Elaine	273
67	Jo	273
69	Laura	269
70	Theresa	266
71	Roberta	261
72	Vicki	260
73	Rosemary	259
73	Suzanne	259
75	Rebecca	258
76	Katherine	245
76	Sheila	245
78	Lois	240
79	Constance	232
80	Marie	230
81	Jeanne	221
82	Cathy	213
82	Charlene	213
84	Geraldine	212
85	Lynda	202
86	Charlotte	197
86	Doris	197
88	Carole	196
88	Marlene	196
90	Anita	188
91	Eileen	187
92	Janis	185
92	Joann	185
94	Julie	184
95	Victoria	183
96	Dianne	172
97	Norma	170
98	Teresa	164
99	Paulette	163
100	Evelyn	162