Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	750
2	Mary	739
3	Sharon	541
4	Patricia	506
5	Carol	468
6	Barbara	417
7	Nancy	397
8	Judy	395
9	Karen	356
10	Sandra	308
11	Donna	290
11	Janice	290
13	Connie	277
14	Judith	274
15	Carolyn	271
16	Susan	262
17	Janet	251
18	Marilyn	235
19	Shirley	229
20	Cheryl	223
21	Betty	199
22	Joyce	192
23	Margaret	157
24	Virginia	145
25	Kathleen	138

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	133
27	Pamela	126
28	Jane	122
28	Peggy	122
30	Diana	119
31	Vicki	111
32	Ruth	109
33	Sherry	107
34	Dorothy	102
35	Phyllis	96
36	Bonnie	95
36	Elizabeth	95
38	Martha	91
39	Gloria	90
40	Rita	85
41	Kathy	84
42	Diane	83
43	Cynthia	81
43	Marsha	81
45	Alice	80
45	Sue	80
47	Lois	79
48	Helen	78
49	Anita	76
50	Jean	75
51	Kathryn	73
51	Sheryl	73
53	Ann	72
54	Jo	70
54	Kay	70
56	Charlotte	68
56	Marcia	68
56	Paula	68
59	Elaine	67
60	Brenda	65
60	Glenda	65
60	Norma	65
63	Joan	62
64	Sheila	60
65	Catherine	58
66	Doris	56
67	Sally	54
68	Darlene	53
69	Constance	51
69	Janis	51
69	Rebecca	51
69	Roberta	51
73	Frances	49
73	Marjorie	49
73	Rose	49
76	Jeanne	47
77	Carole	46
77	Deanna	46
79	Jeanette	45
79	Laura	45
79	Wanda	45
82	Katherine	44
82	Patsy	44
84	Evelyn	42
84	Suzanne	42
86	Rosemary	41
87	Charlene	40
87	Loretta	40
89	Anna	39
89	Lynda	39
91	Patty	37
91	Terry	37
93	Claudia	35
93	Pat	35
93	Vickie	35
96	Dixie	34
96	Joann	34
96	Wilma	34
99	Delores	33
99	Ellen	33
99	Teresa	33