Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,418
2	Patricia	1,247
3	Carol	1,128
4	Barbara	1,014
5	Judith	1,007
6	Linda	914
7	Susan	907
8	Sandra	845
9	Nancy	816
10	Kathleen	715
11	Donna	686
12	Diane	583
13	Joan	527
14	Margaret	511
15	Janet	455
16	Elaine	447
17	Elizabeth	436
18	Karen	432
19	Ann	431
20	Janice	428
21	Jean	412
22	Jane	374
23	Joyce	371
24	Joanne	369
24	Maureen	369

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	331
27	Dorothy	318
28	Carolyn	316
29	Gail	312
29	Marie	312
31	Beverly	297
32	Virginia	270
33	Lorraine	268
33	Paula	268
35	Anne	262
36	Sharon	256
37	Frances	245
38	Helen	237
39	Cheryl	236
39	Ellen	236
41	Cynthia	228
42	Jeanne	223
42	Pamela	223
44	Ruth	222
45	Sheila	211
46	Eileen	209
47	Phyllis	206
48	Martha	201
49	Marcia	199
49	Shirley	199
51	Christine	191
52	Carole	187
53	Dianne	185
54	Catherine	179
55	Louise	176
56	Claire	168
56	Roberta	168
58	Suzanne	167
59	Geraldine	166
60	Jacqueline	163
61	Lois	153
62	Alice	150
63	Deborah	149
64	Pauline	145
65	Marjorie	143
66	Theresa	141
67	Gloria	138
68	Irene	136
69	Rosemary	132
70	Diana	131
70	Rita	131
72	Brenda	126
72	Eleanor	126
72	Judy	126
72	Sally	126
76	Arlene	119
77	Constance	114
78	Betty	110
79	Rose	109
80	Katherine	107
81	Andrea	106
81	Priscilla	106
83	Bonnie	103
84	Doris	100
85	Evelyn	99
85	Marsha	99
87	Leslie	96
88	Charlotte	94
89	Lucille	93
90	Kathryn	81
91	Marion	80
92	Joann	79
93	June	77
94	Laura	76
95	Maryann	70
96	Norma	69
97	Dolores	68
98	Anita	64
98	Charlene	64
100	Loretta	62