Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,598
2	Mary	1,482
3	Barbara	857
4	Patricia	820
5	Betty	629
6	Brenda	601
7	Sandra	543
8	Carolyn	521
9	Shirley	511
10	Judy	406
11	Gloria	405
12	Dorothy	378
13	Susan	352
14	Sharon	347
15	Cynthia	346
16	Margaret	341
17	Carol	296
18	Joyce	291
19	Elizabeth	266
20	Cheryl	261
21	Diane	259
22	Donna	258
23	Beverly	249
24	Martha	248
25	Peggy	240

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	234
27	Nancy	226
28	Janice	223
29	Dianne	204
30	Catherine	201
31	Helen	198
32	Pamela	192
33	Karen	189
33	Marie	189
35	Rose	186
36	Doris	183
37	Judith	178
38	Annie	175
39	Frances	174
39	Virginia	174
41	Evelyn	173
42	Alice	170
42	Jo	170
44	Wanda	169
45	Deborah	168
46	Charlotte	164
47	Marilyn	160
48	Elaine	156
48	Patsy	156
50	Glenda	154
51	Geraldine	144
52	Janet	143
53	Gwendolyn	140
53	Theresa	140
55	Bonnie	136
56	Rita	135
57	Ruby	130
58	Ethel	128
59	Diana	124
59	Katherine	124
61	Ann	121
62	Jacqueline	120
63	Rebecca	118
64	Gail	115
64	Mildred	115
66	Jane	114
67	Connie	113
68	Joan	112
68	Juanita	112
70	Sherry	111
71	Phyllis	110
72	Lois	109
72	Willie	109
74	Delores	107
74	Sylvia	107
76	Anna	106
77	Laura	103
78	Lillie	102
78	Sheila	102
80	Ruth	99
81	Bobbie	97
81	Sarah	97
83	Audrey	94
83	Suzanne	94
83	Yvonne	94
86	Christine	93
86	Paula	93
88	Clara	90
89	Charlene	89
90	Emma	86
90	Kathryn	86
92	Louise	85
93	Jean	84
93	Margie	84
93	Norma	84
96	Ella	82
97	Loretta	79
98	Joann	78
99	Edna	77
99	Rosie	77