Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,811
2	Linda	2,042
3	Patricia	1,989
4	Carol	1,932
5	Barbara	1,848
6	Sharon	1,817
7	Sandra	1,717
8	Susan	1,568
9	Nancy	1,544
10	Karen	1,173
11	Judith	1,136
12	Diane	1,074
13	Kathleen	1,056
14	Judy	862
15	Janet	817
16	Donna	796
17	Margaret	677
18	Janice	652
19	Shirley	634
20	Joyce	609
21	Cheryl	582
21	Marilyn	582
23	Carolyn	578
24	Pamela	575
25	Betty	540

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	512
27	Bonnie	500
28	Christine	465
28	Suzanne	465
30	Ruth	445
31	Jean	442
32	Gloria	434
33	Joan	431
34	Diana	375
35	Sue	369
36	Gail	365
36	Sally	365
38	Connie	358
39	Elaine	348
40	Cynthia	344
41	Jane	341
42	Darlene	340
43	Ann	330
44	Dorothy	320
45	Elizabeth	315
46	Virginia	305
47	Rosemary	304
48	Phyllis	293
49	Marcia	279
50	Jacqueline	275
50	Joanne	275
52	Lois	273
53	Catherine	272
54	Martha	258
55	Carole	254
56	Kathryn	253
57	Frances	251
58	Kay	250
59	Helen	248
60	Dianne	247
61	Constance	246
62	Alice	234
63	Charlene	228
64	Rose	225
65	Laura	221
66	Marie	218
67	Brenda	216
68	Geraldine	215
68	Lynn	215
70	Marlene	204
71	Joann	203
71	Rita	203
73	Sherry	201
74	Kathy	197
75	Lorraine	195
76	Julie	193
76	Paula	193
78	Peggy	191
79	Ellen	184
80	Jo	180
81	Roberta	178
81	Sheila	178
83	Marsha	176
84	Norma	170
85	Katherine	166
86	Jeanne	161
87	Anne	158
88	Marjorie	156
89	Evelyn	151
90	Yvonne	143
91	Charlotte	141
91	Maureen	141
93	Penny	140
94	Anita	137
94	Doris	137
96	Jill	136
97	Paulette	128
98	Sylvia	127
98	Theresa	127
100	Dolores	126
100	Louise	126
100	Vicki	126