Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	644
2	Linda	633
3	Sharon	517
4	Carol	418
5	Patricia	382
6	Barbara	332
7	Judy	306
8	Karen	292
9	Carolyn	285
10	Nancy	283
11	Donna	246
12	Judith	235
13	Sandra	224
14	Janet	222
15	Janice	198
16	Connie	195
17	Shirley	194
18	Cheryl	193
19	Marilyn	191
20	Betty	188
21	Joyce	187
22	Susan	151
23	Margaret	137
24	Virginia	120
25	Beverly	117

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Phyllis	109
27	Diana	103
28	Ruth	98
29	Dorothy	95
30	Bonnie	94
31	Helen	93
32	Kathleen	91
33	Jane	85
33	Martha	85
35	Gloria	83
35	Pamela	83
37	Peggy	82
37	Vicki	82
39	Ann	79
39	Diane	79
41	Elizabeth	77
41	Rita	77
43	Joan	75
44	Lois	72
45	Jean	69
46	Alice	68
47	Frances	66
47	Kathryn	66
49	Sherry	63
50	Marcia	62
51	Charlotte	59
51	Kay	59
53	Deanna	58
54	Rose	56
55	Anita	55
55	Doris	55
57	Norma	54
57	Paula	54
57	Sue	54
60	Elaine	52
61	Evelyn	51
62	Jo	50
63	Carole	49
63	Kathy	49
63	Sally	49
66	Roberta	47
67	Brenda	46
67	Darlene	46
67	Glenda	46
67	Katherine	46
67	Wanda	46
72	Delores	45
72	Lynda	45
72	Marjorie	45
75	Rebecca	42
76	Marsha	41
76	Patsy	41
76	Sheila	41
79	Anna	39
79	Charlene	39
81	Catherine	38
81	Ellen	38
83	Cynthia	37
83	Jeanette	37
83	Sheryl	37
86	Jeanne	35
87	Jacqueline	34
87	Loretta	34
87	Marlene	34
90	Patty	33
91	Constance	32
91	Laura	32
91	Pat	32
91	Rosemary	32
95	Wilma	30
96	Victoria	29
97	Christine	28
98	Sarah	27
98	Vickie	27
100	Beth	26
100	Dianne	26
100	Eileen	26
100	June	26
100	Marie	26
100	Sylvia	26
100	Vicky	26