Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,503
2	Carol	1,724
3	Barbara	1,565
4	Patricia	1,555
5	Linda	1,491
6	Sharon	1,426
7	Sandra	1,350
8	Judith	1,126
9	Nancy	1,109
10	Karen	1,013
11	Susan	1,011
12	Diane	859
13	Kathleen	837
14	Janet	806
15	Judy	803
16	Donna	670
17	Joyce	592
18	Margaret	575
19	Shirley	561
20	Carolyn	536
21	Marilyn	531
22	Betty	519
23	Janice	480
24	Cheryl	454
25	Joan	450

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	441
27	Ruth	438
28	Gloria	427
29	Beverly	381
30	Pamela	354
31	Diana	335
32	Dorothy	323
33	Elizabeth	307
34	Ann	300
35	Sally	299
36	Christine	297
37	Elaine	296
38	Jean	294
39	Jane	289
40	Virginia	281
41	Suzanne	274
42	Darlene	265
43	Gail	255
44	Helen	251
45	Carole	250
46	Joanne	245
47	Connie	236
48	Lois	234
49	Phyllis	233
50	Kay	231
50	Sue	231
52	Martha	227
53	Dianne	224
54	Marcia	213
55	Rosemary	211
56	Jacqueline	207
57	Alice	206
58	Rose	200
59	Frances	199
60	Brenda	194
61	Joann	188
62	Kathryn	185
63	Catherine	182
64	Geraldine	179
65	Marie	170
66	Constance	164
67	Charlene	162
68	Marlene	158
69	Lorraine	157
70	Charlotte	153
71	Katherine	152
71	Rita	152
73	Paula	151
74	Cynthia	147
74	Ellen	147
76	Roberta	144
77	Jo	141
78	Laura	140
79	Marjorie	133
80	Doris	132
80	Kathy	132
82	Sheila	131
83	Jeanne	128
84	Lynn	124
85	Victoria	123
86	Norma	121
86	Peggy	121
88	Delores	120
89	Anne	119
89	Theresa	119
91	Sherry	118
92	Julie	113
93	Evelyn	111
94	Eileen	109
95	Arlene	106
95	Louise	106
97	Marsha	105
98	Vicki	101
99	Irene	96
100	Jill	95