Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	372
2	Mary	263
3	Patricia	256
4	Nancy	244
5	Sharon	229
6	Sandra	216
7	Donna	201
8	Barbara	188
8	Susan	188
10	Carol	186
11	Judith	183
12	Diane	125
13	Margaret	107
14	Brenda	103
15	Pamela	92
16	Carolyn	88
17	Jean	87
18	Janice	86
19	Gloria	84
20	Betty	82
20	Jane	82
20	Karen	82
23	Cheryl	81
24	Joyce	80
25	Joan	78

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	76
27	Suzanne	75
28	Elaine	74
29	Beverly	73
30	Judy	72
31	Dorothy	70
31	Lorraine	70
33	Ann	68
33	Shirley	68
35	Gail	65
36	Bonnie	64
36	Kathleen	64
38	Martha	63
39	Constance	60
39	Cynthia	60
39	Sally	60
42	Jacqueline	58
43	Janet	57
43	Marilyn	57
45	Marie	56
46	Sheila	55
47	Pauline	54
48	Ruth	50
49	Anita	49
50	Doris	47
51	Joanne	46
52	Helen	45
52	Louise	45
52	Paula	45
55	Dianne	43
55	Theresa	43
55	Virginia	43
58	Anne	41
58	Lucille	41
58	Norma	41
61	Diana	39
61	Jeanne	39
61	Rita	39
64	Catherine	38
64	Sylvia	38
66	Rachel	37
67	Ellen	35
67	Frances	35
69	Claire	34
69	Deborah	34
69	Rose	34
69	Rosemary	34
73	Evelyn	33
73	Rebecca	33
75	Alice	32
75	Irene	32
75	Roberta	32
75	Sherry	32
79	Marjorie	31
79	Phyllis	31
81	Charlene	30
82	Claudette	29
82	Geraldine	29
82	Lois	29
82	Paulette	29
82	Priscilla	29
87	Marcia	28
88	Carole	26
89	Andrea	25
89	Charlotte	25
89	Doreen	25
89	June	25
89	Katherine	25
94	Darlene	24
94	Dawn	24
96	Christine	23
96	Dolores	23
98	Eileen	22
98	Jo	22
100	Annette	21
100	Julie	21
100	Marlene	21
100	Maureen	21