Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,174
2	Mary	1,814
3	Brenda	1,131
4	Patricia	1,030
5	Barbara	985
6	Betty	812
7	Carolyn	794
8	Sandra	738
9	Judy	712
10	Sharon	692
11	Donna	641
12	Shirley	579
13	Nancy	575
14	Joyce	542
15	Wanda	473
16	Phyllis	461
17	Carol	455
18	Judith	450
19	Janice	447
20	Margaret	418
21	Martha	374
22	Janet	335
23	Peggy	333
24	Elizabeth	308
25	Bonnie	296

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Anna	283
27	Susan	274
28	Beverly	272
29	Virginia	263
30	Helen	242
31	Connie	233
32	Ruth	218
33	Charlotte	214
34	Sue	210
35	Karen	209
36	Patsy	208
37	Alice	204
37	Diana	204
37	Dorothy	204
37	Marilyn	204
41	Wilma	201
42	Pamela	200
43	Frances	198
44	Doris	186
45	Jo	182
45	Rebecca	182
45	Rita	182
48	Gloria	176
49	Lois	171
49	Norma	171
51	Glenda	156
52	Ann	154
53	Joan	150
54	Diane	149
54	Mildred	149
56	Cheryl	147
57	Jane	146
58	Ruby	143
59	Paula	142
60	Sherry	134
61	Kathleen	124
62	Juanita	121
62	Sarah	121
62	Sheila	121
65	Edna	120
65	Rose	120
67	Evelyn	115
68	Geraldine	111
69	Loretta	107
70	Darlene	100
71	Anita	94
72	Laura	93
73	Emma	92
73	Vivian	92
75	Billie	91
76	Thelma	89
77	Jacqueline	88
77	Jean	88
77	Marsha	88
80	Charlene	87
81	Julia	85
82	Deborah	81
83	Cynthia	79
83	Edith	79
85	Eva	77
85	Kathy	77
87	Margie	75
88	Christine	74
88	Suzanne	74
90	Catherine	73
91	Georgia	72
91	Katherine	72
91	Sylvia	72
94	Sally	69
95	Louise	68
96	Elaine	67
96	Kathryn	67
96	Patty	67
99	June	66
99	Lynda	66
99	Stella	66