Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,505
2	Mary	1,255
3	Patricia	918
4	Barbara	879
5	Nancy	555
6	Sharon	553
7	Sandra	472
8	Susan	461
9	Carol	445
10	Margaret	413
11	Donna	357
12	Joyce	354
13	Carolyn	340
14	Shirley	276
15	Betty	274
16	Diane	262
17	Judith	256
18	Dorothy	245
19	Joan	240
20	Brenda	239
20	Gloria	239
22	Elizabeth	238
23	Beverly	215
24	Janet	214
25	Kathleen	213

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Karen	200
27	Frances	199
28	Bonnie	192
29	Phyllis	175
30	Helen	171
31	Janice	164
31	Pamela	164
33	Catherine	162
33	Deborah	162
35	Darlene	158
35	Judy	158
37	Virginia	157
38	Cynthia	153
39	Jane	152
40	Cheryl	150
41	Ruth	147
42	Jean	142
43	Ann	139
43	Jacqueline	139
45	Peggy	131
46	Christine	130
47	Martha	122
48	Alice	119
49	Diana	114
49	Doris	114
51	Jo	113
52	Gail	112
53	Ellen	105
54	Joann	103
55	Charlotte	101
55	Rose	101
57	Marie	98
58	Paula	96
59	Elaine	94
60	Joanne	91
60	Katherine	91
62	Anna	90
62	Carole	90
64	Rebecca	88
65	Delores	86
66	Anne	85
67	Lois	84
68	Connie	83
69	Geraldine	78
70	Evelyn	77
70	Suzanne	77
72	Jeanne	74
72	Theresa	74
74	Laura	73
75	Rosemary	72
76	Kathryn	71
76	Marilyn	71
76	Roberta	71
79	Sheila	70
80	Constance	69
81	Norma	66
82	Rita	63
82	Yvonne	63
84	Mildred	62
84	Sally	62
86	Juanita	61
86	Louise	61
86	Regina	61
86	Sue	61
90	Eileen	60
90	Sylvia	60
90	Victoria	60
93	Charlene	58
93	Lynda	58
95	Lynn	56
95	Marsha	56
95	Sarah	56
95	Wanda	56
99	Marlene	54
100	Julia	53
100	Lorraine	53