Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,271
2	Mary	1,673
3	Brenda	1,250
4	Patricia	978
5	Barbara	948
6	Carolyn	727
7	Judy	705
8	Betty	685
9	Sandra	653
10	Sharon	620
11	Donna	592
12	Shirley	514
13	Wanda	501
14	Nancy	490
15	Joyce	484
16	Janice	421
17	Carol	415
18	Phyllis	410
19	Margaret	370
20	Bonnie	358
21	Martha	348
22	Judith	314
23	Peggy	302
24	Susan	300
25	Pamela	297

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	289
27	Beverly	283
28	Janet	282
29	Anna	260
30	Dorothy	251
31	Karen	241
32	Helen	234
33	Connie	228
34	Charlotte	222
35	Ruth	219
36	Virginia	206
37	Doris	204
38	Rebecca	196
39	Rita	195
40	Alice	191
41	Cheryl	189
42	Diana	188
42	Sue	188
44	Patsy	186
45	Marilyn	183
46	Deborah	173
47	Jo	169
48	Sherry	166
49	Lois	161
50	Frances	157
51	Kathleen	156
52	Gloria	149
52	Wilma	149
54	Glenda	146
55	Paula	143
56	Ruby	137
56	Sheila	137
58	Norma	136
59	Diane	135
60	Jane	132
61	Ann	127
62	Rose	123
63	Joan	116
64	Loretta	113
64	Teresa	113
66	Evelyn	110
66	Juanita	110
68	Sarah	109
69	Geraldine	103
70	Darlene	100
71	Marsha	96
71	Thelma	96
73	Jacqueline	93
74	Cynthia	92
75	Mildred	87
76	Kathy	86
77	Anita	83
77	Katherine	83
79	Theresa	82
80	Charlene	80
80	Edna	80
80	Vivian	80
83	Eva	79
84	Regina	78
84	Vicki	78
86	Edith	77
86	Julia	77
88	Catherine	76
88	Laura	76
90	Billie	75
90	Jean	75
92	Emma	74
93	Clara	70
93	Elaine	70
95	Gail	67
95	Margie	67
97	Patty	66
98	Delores	65
98	Hazel	65
98	Lana	65