Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,183
2	Patricia	828
3	Barbara	825
4	Linda	674
5	Carol	508
6	Nancy	503
7	Sharon	426
8	Carolyn	386
9	Sandra	377
10	Margaret	374
11	Susan	364
12	Joyce	319
13	Shirley	307
14	Betty	283
15	Donna	278
16	Judith	264
17	Joan	257
18	Elizabeth	241
19	Dorothy	240
20	Diane	227
21	Kathleen	217
22	Gloria	204
23	Janet	199
24	Beverly	198
25	Karen	182

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brenda	178
27	Helen	172
28	Bonnie	159
29	Judy	158
30	Frances	156
31	Janice	152
32	Virginia	149
33	Catherine	140
34	Phyllis	135
34	Ruth	135
36	Doris	131
37	Jean	126
38	Jane	121
39	Alice	120
40	Darlene	119
40	Pamela	119
42	Jacqueline	117
43	Charlotte	115
44	Cheryl	114
45	Ann	111
45	Diana	111
47	Peggy	109
48	Cynthia	107
49	Elaine	104
49	Ellen	104
51	Martha	103
52	Carole	97
52	Christine	97
54	Evelyn	96
54	Lois	96
56	Jo	90
57	Deborah	85
57	Geraldine	85
59	Gail	84
59	Sheila	84
61	Mildred	83
62	Joanne	82
63	Suzanne	81
64	Rose	78
65	Anne	77
66	Anna	76
67	Joann	75
67	Marie	75
67	Sue	75
67	Theresa	75
71	Connie	74
71	Delores	74
71	Jeanne	74
71	Katherine	74
75	Norma	72
76	Rita	67
77	Dolores	66
77	Lorraine	66
77	Rebecca	66
80	Constance	65
81	Eileen	63
82	Marilyn	61
82	Sherry	61
82	Yvonne	61
85	Paula	60
85	Sarah	60
87	Anita	57
88	Roberta	56
89	Edna	55
89	Rosemary	55
89	Sylvia	55
92	Paulette	54
93	Laura	53
93	Marlene	53
93	Wanda	53
96	Sally	51
97	Dianne	50
97	Kathryn	50
97	Patsy	50
100	Louise	45