Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	965
2	Barbara	702
3	Patricia	631
4	Linda	515
5	Carol	445
6	Nancy	385
7	Margaret	341
8	Sandra	336
9	Carolyn	307
10	Joyce	300
11	Shirley	289
12	Sharon	286
13	Betty	269
14	Susan	260
15	Joan	245
16	Dorothy	221
17	Judith	215
18	Gloria	205
19	Elizabeth	196
20	Frances	192
21	Donna	191
22	Janet	186
23	Brenda	169
24	Helen	156
25	Diane	155

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	145
27	Ruth	141
27	Virginia	141
29	Judy	137
30	Beverly	135
31	Jean	134
32	Bonnie	132
33	Catherine	131
34	Janice	129
35	Phyllis	121
36	Ann	120
37	Doris	117
38	Karen	114
39	Carole	108
40	Jane	104
41	Anna	102
42	Martha	101
43	Charlotte	100
44	Pamela	97
45	Diana	96
46	Darlene	95
47	Jacqueline	86
47	Rose	86
49	Alice	84
49	Peggy	84
51	Ellen	83
51	Lois	83
53	Anne	79
54	Joanne	75
55	Elaine	74
55	Geraldine	74
57	Marie	73
58	Katherine	71
59	Cheryl	70
59	Marilyn	70
61	Gail	67
62	Sarah	65
63	Evelyn	64
63	Lorraine	64
63	Sylvia	64
66	Connie	63
67	Eileen	62
68	Christine	61
68	Joann	61
70	Norma	59
71	Jo	58
71	Mildred	58
73	Kathryn	57
74	Theresa	56
75	Delores	55
75	Sheila	55
77	Louise	54
78	Constance	53
78	Rebecca	53
80	Marlene	52
80	Rita	52
82	June	50
82	Rosemary	50
84	Vivian	49
85	Dolores	46
86	Paula	45
86	Sue	45
86	Victoria	45
89	Audrey	44
89	Bernadette	44
91	Cynthia	42
91	Deborah	42
91	Eleanor	42
91	Irene	42
91	Jeanne	42
91	Roberta	42
97	Wanda	41
97	Yvonne	41
99	Suzanne	39
100	Florence	38