Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,468
2	Barbara	770
3	Linda	703
4	Betty	601
5	Patricia	545
6	Shirley	496
7	Gloria	440
8	Dorothy	435
9	Sandra	412
10	Carolyn	385
11	Judy	343
12	Joyce	298
13	Carol	296
14	Margaret	271
15	Brenda	269
16	Helen	218
17	Elizabeth	192
17	Sharon	192
19	Rose	190
20	Annie	184
20	Martha	184
22	Diane	176
23	Susan	170
24	Janice	162
25	Kathleen	161

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Doris	160
27	Marie	158
28	Judith	156
29	Alice	150
30	Cheryl	148
30	Elaine	148
30	Geraldine	148
30	Virginia	148
34	Nancy	147
35	Beverly	146
35	Frances	146
37	Donna	140
38	Ruby	137
39	Peggy	136
40	Evelyn	132
41	Ruth	130
42	Ann	127
43	Joan	125
44	Glenda	124
45	Patsy	122
46	Catherine	120
47	Jane	119
48	Jo	118
48	Mildred	118
50	Anna	116
51	Marilyn	115
51	Rita	115
53	Jean	114
54	Bonnie	109
55	Karen	108
56	Bobbie	107
57	Audrey	106
58	Willie	105
59	Dianne	103
60	Ethel	101
60	Wanda	101
62	Theresa	100
63	Charlotte	99
63	Gail	99
65	Lois	98
66	Emma	97
66	Laura	97
68	Louise	94
69	Sylvia	93
70	Delores	90
71	Juanita	89
72	Lillie	87
73	Cynthia	86
74	Diana	85
74	Janet	85
74	Yvonne	85
77	Clara	83
77	Gwendolyn	83
79	Hazel	82
80	Katherine	81
81	Jacqueline	78
81	Jeanette	78
81	Sue	78
84	Ella	76
85	Lucille	75
85	Margie	75
85	Sarah	75
88	Gladys	73
88	Norma	73
90	Rosie	72
91	Bertha	71
91	Julia	71
91	Pamela	71
91	Rosa	71
95	Dolores	70
95	Georgia	70
97	Connie	69
98	Rebecca	68
99	Sherry	66
100	Jessie	65