Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,611
2	Linda	1,529
3	Sharon	1,170
4	Patricia	1,082
5	Sandra	998
6	Barbara	993
7	Nancy	941
8	Carol	934
9	Judith	773
10	Susan	769
11	Karen	750
12	Donna	680
13	Carolyn	664
14	Judy	661
15	Janet	652
16	Diana	475
17	Cheryl	441
18	Betty	438
19	Pamela	414
20	Connie	413
21	Shirley	408
22	Janice	405
23	Joyce	392
24	Beverly	377
25	Marilyn	364

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	351
27	Margaret	346
28	Jane	341
29	Phyllis	317
30	Brenda	313
31	Diane	305
32	Martha	286
33	Sue	285
34	Ruth	278
35	Rebecca	271
36	Rita	267
37	Peggy	250
38	Bonnie	248
39	Gloria	230
40	Cynthia	219
41	Elizabeth	198
41	Marcia	198
43	Vicki	196
44	Sherry	191
45	Marsha	190
46	Joan	189
47	Dorothy	183
48	Virginia	182
49	Anita	164
49	Ann	164
51	Suzanne	163
52	Jean	161
53	Kathy	158
54	Sally	157
55	Paula	152
56	Helen	146
56	Jo	146
58	Sheila	145
59	Darlene	143
60	Jacqueline	141
61	Alice	140
62	Charlotte	139
62	Wanda	139
64	Kay	131
65	Kathryn	128
66	Lois	127
67	Roberta	124
68	Elaine	122
69	Norma	117
69	Rose	117
71	Anna	114
72	Dianna	109
73	Doris	106
74	Catherine	105
75	Carole	104
76	Frances	99
76	Rosemary	99
78	Constance	96
79	Evelyn	92
80	Becky	90
80	Ellen	90
82	Laura	87
83	Lynn	86
84	Dianne	85
84	Jeanne	85
84	Loretta	85
87	Katherine	84
88	Penny	83
89	Charlene	82
89	Marjorie	82
91	Gail	81
91	Sarah	81
93	Patty	78
94	Christine	77
95	Sara	76
96	Vickie	75
97	Deborah	73
97	Sylvia	73
99	Anne	72
99	Julia	72