Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,762
2	Mary	1,663
3	Patricia	1,060
4	Barbara	1,054
5	Susan	939
6	Sharon	934
7	Nancy	927
8	Sandra	916
9	Karen	802
10	Carol	711
11	Donna	699
12	Pamela	670
13	Judith	599
14	Janet	578
15	Carolyn	526
16	Brenda	515
17	Kathleen	476
18	Cynthia	465
19	Cheryl	460
20	Diana	456
21	Judy	440
22	Deborah	432
23	Janice	427
24	Rebecca	426
25	Joyce	402

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Connie	399
27	Margaret	381
28	Betty	352
29	Beverly	348
30	Shirley	347
31	Diane	326
32	Marilyn	324
33	Jane	307
34	Rita	301
35	Peggy	294
36	Sue	291
37	Bonnie	274
38	Kathy	266
39	Martha	259
40	Phyllis	252
41	Ruth	248
42	Vicki	246
43	Elizabeth	245
44	Paula	244
45	Marsha	242
46	Sherry	228
47	Marcia	218
48	Gloria	215
49	Teresa	191
50	Virginia	186
51	Jo	180
52	Sally	178
53	Alice	177
54	Kathryn	176
55	Cathy	172
56	Christine	171
57	Ann	168
58	Theresa	162
59	Catherine	158
60	Jean	157
61	Sheila	154
62	Wanda	151
63	Jacqueline	143
64	Dorothy	141
65	Roberta	136
66	Anita	133
67	Vickie	132
68	Joan	131
69	Helen	130
70	Darlene	128
71	Lynn	125
71	Suzanne	125
73	Kay	123
74	Charlotte	122
75	Victoria	112
76	Penny	111
77	Frances	109
77	Lois	109
79	Ellen	108
80	Constance	107
81	Laura	103
82	Norma	100
82	Sarah	100
84	Rose	99
84	Rosemary	99
86	Dianna	97
87	Anna	96
87	Elaine	96
89	Becky	95
90	Gail	94
90	Jill	94
92	Marjorie	90
93	Doris	89
94	Lana	87
95	Janis	86
95	Katherine	86
95	Marie	86
95	Sara	86
99	Charlene	85
100	Jeanne	84