Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	3,014
2	Mary	1,611
3	Patricia	1,204
4	Sharon	1,157
5	Barbara	1,096
6	Nancy	1,088
7	Sandra	1,034
8	Carol	905
9	Susan	836
10	Karen	799
11	Judith	734
12	Donna	728
13	Carolyn	665
14	Janet	628
15	Pamela	619
16	Judy	600
17	Cheryl	534
18	Connie	487
19	Diana	470
20	Janice	446
21	Kathleen	436
22	Marilyn	428
23	Brenda	412
24	Joyce	407
25	Margaret	404

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	401
27	Beverly	400
28	Cynthia	396
29	Rebecca	372
30	Betty	364
31	Jane	362
32	Diane	347
33	Phyllis	319
34	Ruth	298
35	Bonnie	288
36	Martha	283
37	Peggy	280
37	Rita	280
39	Sue	254
40	Marcia	248
41	Elizabeth	244
42	Vicki	236
43	Kathy	228
44	Marsha	225
44	Sherry	225
46	Deborah	215
46	Gloria	215
48	Alice	205
49	Virginia	204
50	Paula	187
50	Sally	187
52	Darlene	185
53	Jean	177
54	Ann	176
55	Jo	175
56	Jacqueline	167
57	Suzanne	163
58	Joan	159
59	Dorothy	157
59	Helen	157
59	Kathryn	157
62	Sheila	155
63	Wanda	154
64	Frances	152
65	Christine	137
65	Ellen	137
67	Elaine	135
68	Charlotte	133
68	Kay	133
68	Roberta	133
71	Lois	132
72	Anita	131
73	Catherine	128
74	Anna	122
74	Constance	122
76	Cathy	118
77	Norma	116
78	Doris	115
79	Vickie	113
80	Laura	112
80	Rose	112
82	Lynn	111
82	Penny	111
84	Becky	102
85	Sarah	101
86	Charlene	99
86	Jennifer	99
88	Evelyn	98
88	Jeanne	98
88	Julia	98
91	Glenda	97
92	Carole	96
93	Marjorie	92
93	Teresa	92
93	Theresa	92
96	Katherine	90
97	Dianne	87
98	Janis	84
98	Victoria	84
100	Rosemary	83