Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,367
2	Mary	727
3	Barbara	503
4	Patricia	439
5	Sharon	434
6	Carol	362
7	Nancy	359
8	Susan	354
9	Karen	324
10	Sandra	289
11	Connie	288
11	Donna	288
13	Judy	278
14	Janet	270
15	Janice	269
16	Carolyn	239
17	Cheryl	230
18	Pamela	220
19	Joyce	218
20	Shirley	207
21	Judith	201
22	Cynthia	189
23	Marilyn	186
24	Margaret	176
25	Betty	170

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	169
27	Diana	146
28	Vicki	134
29	Beverly	130
29	Peggy	130
31	Sherry	119
32	Deborah	113
33	Brenda	112
33	Elizabeth	112
33	Jane	112
33	Rita	112
37	Bonnie	111
37	Marsha	111
39	Martha	110
40	Diane	105
40	Virginia	105
42	Phyllis	98
43	Teresa	97
44	Ruth	95
45	Kathryn	93
46	Paula	92
47	Rebecca	91
47	Sheryl	91
49	Kathy	90
50	Marcia	86
51	Helen	84
52	Jean	83
53	Gloria	82
54	Catherine	75
54	Lois	75
56	Vickie	72
57	Joan	71
57	Sue	71
59	Ann	70
60	Anita	67
60	Glenda	67
60	Roberta	67
63	Dorothy	65
64	Charlotte	64
64	Elaine	64
66	Wanda	62
67	Katherine	61
68	Alice	60
69	Kay	59
70	Constance	58
71	Cathy	56
71	Theresa	56
73	Jo	55
74	Sheila	54
75	Sally	53
76	Norma	52
76	Rose	52
78	Deanna	51
78	Evelyn	51
80	Janis	50
81	Lynda	49
82	Doris	48
82	Terry	48
84	Christine	47
84	Jacqueline	47
86	Charlene	45
87	Loretta	43
88	Ellen	42
88	Frances	42
88	Gail	42
88	Marjorie	42
92	Anna	41
92	Darlene	41
92	Laura	41
95	Dianna	40
95	Patty	40
97	Victoria	39
98	Claudia	37
98	Jeanne	37
100	Delores	36
100	Jeanette	36
100	Marie	36