Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	778
2	Patricia	289
3	Mary	282
4	Nancy	280
5	Sharon	238
6	Sandra	233
7	Donna	232
8	Susan	231
9	Carol	201
10	Judith	196
11	Barbara	195
12	Pamela	157
13	Diane	145
14	Brenda	126
15	Jane	110
16	Joan	108
17	Cheryl	107
18	Cynthia	104
19	Elizabeth	103
20	Margaret	100
21	Gloria	99
21	Joyce	99
23	Jean	98
24	Elaine	94
25	Janice	90

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	88
27	Ann	83
28	Suzanne	82
29	Bonnie	81
29	Carolyn	81
29	Gail	81
29	Kathleen	81
33	Jacqueline	79
34	Deborah	78
34	Judy	78
36	Marie	76
37	Karen	75
38	Lorraine	73
39	Janet	71
40	Constance	69
40	Sheila	69
42	Pauline	68
43	Martha	67
44	Betty	66
45	Shirley	65
46	Marilyn	63
47	Ruth	60
48	Sally	58
49	Anne	56
50	Rita	53
51	Dorothy	51
51	Paula	51
53	Claire	50
53	Jeanne	50
53	Virginia	50
56	Rachel	49
57	Priscilla	48
58	Dianne	47
59	Joanne	46
60	Catherine	45
61	Diana	44
61	Doris	44
63	Theresa	43
64	Roberta	42
65	Christine	41
66	Ellen	40
66	Lois	40
68	Helen	39
68	Louise	39
70	Kathryn	38
71	Norma	37
72	Lucille	36
73	Frances	35
73	Rebecca	35
75	Alice	34
75	Anita	34
75	Bonita	34
75	Charlene	34
75	Claudette	34
75	Maureen	34
75	Phyllis	34
82	Paulette	33
83	Carole	31
83	Darlene	31
83	Marcia	31
83	Rose	31
83	Sylvia	31
88	Charlotte	30
88	Irene	30
90	Andrea	29
90	Geraldine	29
90	Lynda	29
93	Sherry	28
94	Laura	26
94	Lillian	26
96	Arlene	25
96	Eileen	25
96	Katherine	25
99	Evelyn	23
99	Jeannine	23
99	Marlene	23