Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	681
2	Mary	262
3	Nancy	255
4	Susan	242
5	Patricia	239
6	Sandra	208
7	Barbara	206
8	Sharon	205
9	Donna	202
10	Judith	174
11	Diane	163
12	Carol	162
13	Brenda	138
14	Pamela	134
15	Cheryl	128
16	Margaret	121
17	Deborah	113
18	Jane	108
19	Cynthia	92
20	Kathleen	91
21	Gloria	86
21	Joyce	86
23	Karen	85
24	Elaine	81
25	Elizabeth	78

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Jean	78
27	Beverly	77
27	Gail	77
29	Ann	75
30	Dorothy	73
30	Joan	73
30	Sheila	73
33	Bonnie	72
34	Suzanne	71
35	Jacqueline	69
36	Pauline	67
37	Shirley	64
38	Janice	62
38	Judy	62
40	Janet	61
41	Carolyn	59
42	Ruth	58
43	Constance	57
43	Louise	57
45	Betty	56
46	Joanne	55
46	Marilyn	55
48	Martha	53
49	Christine	52
49	Helen	52
51	Rebecca	51
51	Theresa	51
53	Catherine	50
53	Marie	50
53	Paula	50
56	Anita	49
56	Lorraine	49
58	Anne	48
59	Diana	47
59	Rose	47
61	Rachel	46
62	Dianne	45
62	Sally	45
64	Peggy	44
65	Roberta	40
66	Rita	38
67	Claire	37
68	Katherine	36
68	Norma	36
68	Priscilla	36
71	Charlene	35
71	Ellen	35
71	Jeanne	35
71	Virginia	35
75	Irene	33
76	Laura	32
77	Alice	31
77	Doris	31
77	Frances	31
80	Geraldine	30
80	Marcia	30
80	Maureen	30
83	Kathryn	29
83	Lucille	29
83	Sherry	29
86	Darlene	27
86	Julie	27
86	Phyllis	27
89	Carole	26
90	Marjorie	25
90	Rosemary	25
90	Sylvia	25
93	Lois	24
93	Paulette	24
95	Bonita	22
95	Evelyn	22
95	Valerie	22
98	Andrea	21
98	Annette	21
98	Dolores	21
98	Marion	21
98	Vicki	21
98	Wanda	21