Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	286
2	Mary	227
3	Patricia	214
4	Carol	204
5	Sandra	194
6	Nancy	189
7	Judith	174
8	Donna	168
9	Sharon	166
10	Barbara	163
11	Susan	93
12	Joan	86
13	Diane	84
13	Margaret	84
15	Betty	79
15	Joyce	79
17	Gloria	76
18	Pamela	75
18	Shirley	75
20	Cheryl	72
21	Jane	67
22	Elaine	65
23	Elizabeth	63
24	Jean	62
24	Karen	62

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	61
26	Janice	61
28	Brenda	60
29	Ann	58
30	Janet	57
30	Marie	57
32	Dorothy	56
33	Judy	54
34	Joanne	53
35	Lorraine	52
36	Beverly	49
36	Jacqueline	49
38	Marilyn	48
38	Sheila	48
40	Constance	47
41	Gail	46
42	Helen	45
43	Paula	44
43	Rita	44
43	Sally	44
46	Bonnie	43
47	Pauline	42
47	Ruth	42
49	Kathleen	40
50	Diana	39
51	Frances	38
51	Roberta	38
53	Cynthia	37
54	Dianne	35
54	Louise	35
54	Phyllis	35
54	Rose	35
58	Carole	33
58	Jeanne	33
58	Martha	33
61	Lucille	32
61	Suzanne	32
61	Virginia	32
64	Anita	31
64	Irene	31
66	Alice	29
66	Anne	29
66	Charlene	29
66	Claudette	29
70	Doris	28
70	Theresa	28
72	Catherine	27
72	Rachel	27
72	Sylvia	27
75	Deborah	26
76	Geraldine	25
76	Katherine	25
76	Norma	25
79	Lois	24
79	Peggy	24
79	Priscilla	24
82	Charlotte	23
82	Eileen	23
84	Andrea	22
84	Arlene	22
84	Florence	22
84	Rebecca	22
88	Maureen	21
89	Christine	20
89	Ellen	20
89	Evelyn	20
89	Marion	20
93	Bernadette	18
93	Jeannine	18
95	Claire	17
95	Lynda	17
97	Kathryn	16
97	Marcia	16
97	Mildred	16
97	Paulette	16