Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,331
2	Linda	1,214
3	Sharon	881
4	Barbara	874
5	Patricia	775
6	Carol	736
6	Nancy	736
8	Sandra	724
9	Judith	701
10	Carolyn	645
11	Karen	601
12	Judy	572
13	Donna	564
14	Susan	492
15	Janet	467
16	Betty	378
17	Shirley	370
18	Joyce	367
19	Janice	349
20	Diana	330
21	Marilyn	312
22	Margaret	293
23	Connie	291
24	Cheryl	290
25	Jane	285

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	271
27	Phyllis	255
28	Ruth	254
29	Martha	248
30	Beverly	244
30	Brenda	244
32	Kathleen	232
33	Bonnie	224
34	Sue	209
35	Virginia	202
36	Diane	201
37	Gloria	190
38	Dorothy	189
39	Elizabeth	188
40	Rebecca	182
41	Rita	179
42	Joan	165
43	Marcia	163
44	Jean	156
45	Helen	151
46	Peggy	150
47	Alice	146
48	Ann	136
49	Vicki	131
50	Marsha	127
51	Charlotte	123
52	Paula	122
53	Wanda	120
54	Darlene	119
54	Elaine	119
54	Lois	119
57	Carole	117
57	Frances	117
59	Doris	116
59	Sally	116
59	Sherry	116
62	Jacqueline	112
63	Roberta	107
63	Rose	107
65	Sheila	106
66	Jo	105
67	Anna	101
68	Suzanne	100
69	Kathryn	99
70	Norma	97
71	Anita	96
72	Kay	95
73	Rosemary	92
74	Catherine	89
75	Cynthia	88
75	Kathy	88
77	Charlene	86
78	Marjorie	85
79	Patty	78
80	Christine	76
80	Evelyn	76
80	Sarah	76
83	Laura	73
84	Ellen	72
85	Constance	71
86	Dianne	69
86	Victoria	69
88	Loretta	68
88	Sylvia	68
90	Lynn	65
91	Dianna	63
92	Julia	61
93	Marie	60
94	Becky	59
94	Jeanne	59
96	Glenda	57
96	Sara	57
98	Katherine	56
99	Marlene	55
100	Wilma	54