Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,539
2	Mary	2,961
3	Patricia	2,376
4	Barbara	2,104
5	Carol	1,923
6	Sandra	1,882
7	Nancy	1,849
8	Susan	1,828
9	Sharon	1,782
10	Kathleen	1,380
11	Karen	1,317
12	Diane	1,199
13	Judith	1,142
14	Judy	974
15	Cheryl	883
16	Donna	865
17	Janet	841
18	Pamela	801
19	Margaret	771
20	Janice	727
21	Carolyn	646
22	Marilyn	632
23	Cynthia	621
24	Shirley	610
25	Christine	606

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	587
27	Joyce	565
28	Beverly	549
29	Betty	506
30	Ruth	493
31	Gloria	474
32	Suzanne	470
33	Connie	433
34	Jane	429
35	Joan	423
36	Ann	419
37	Sue	412
38	Elizabeth	409
39	Diana	405
40	Jean	397
41	Sally	389
42	Darlene	388
43	Gail	383
44	Catherine	362
45	Elaine	359
46	Dorothy	343
47	Kathryn	320
48	Kathy	318
48	Phyllis	318
50	Lynn	311
51	Jacqueline	307
52	Joanne	306
52	Virginia	306
54	Kay	302
55	Brenda	301
56	Martha	300
57	Marcia	292
58	Rosemary	283
59	Peggy	276
60	Frances	274
61	Helen	271
62	Sherry	264
63	Charlene	259
64	Paula	258
65	Jo	256
66	Dianne	255
67	Rose	253
68	Katherine	249
69	Alice	247
69	Ellen	247
69	Marie	247
72	Lois	240
72	Lynda	240
74	Deborah	239
75	Constance	234
76	Laura	224
77	Joann	218
77	Marlene	218
79	Carole	216
80	Marsha	212
81	Jeanne	205
82	Julie	195
83	Theresa	188
84	Janis	187
85	Lorraine	186
86	Roberta	179
87	Vicki	178
88	Evelyn	176
88	Geraldine	176
90	Charlotte	175
90	Norma	175
92	Anne	172
93	Sheila	168
94	Penny	167
95	Louise	165
96	Cathy	152
97	Yvonne	151
98	Dawn	150
98	Marjorie	150
98	Maureen	150