Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,393
2	Mary	2,932
3	Susan	2,189
4	Patricia	2,081
5	Barbara	2,021
6	Sandra	1,667
7	Nancy	1,625
8	Carol	1,578
9	Sharon	1,546
10	Kathleen	1,403
11	Karen	1,300
12	Diane	1,133
13	Judith	917
14	Pamela	864
15	Donna	854
16	Janet	808
17	Cheryl	806
18	Judy	753
19	Margaret	730
20	Cynthia	715
20	Janice	715
22	Christine	712
23	Marilyn	576
24	Carolyn	565
25	Shirley	564

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	520
27	Beverly	507
28	Bonnie	500
29	Deborah	479
29	Ruth	479
31	Gloria	471
32	Betty	449
33	Diana	425
33	Suzanne	425
35	Elizabeth	419
36	Sally	400
37	Darlene	389
38	Catherine	378
39	Jane	373
40	Brenda	369
40	Sue	369
42	Joan	367
43	Connie	366
44	Jean	356
45	Ann	353
46	Kathryn	349
47	Elaine	344
47	Gail	344
49	Marcia	338
50	Peggy	317
51	Dorothy	313
52	Jacqueline	307
52	Phyllis	307
54	Kathy	304
55	Joanne	295
56	Martha	286
57	Sherry	283
58	Lynn	274
58	Virginia	274
60	Paula	260
61	Rose	251
62	Constance	244
62	Helen	244
62	Marlene	244
65	Charlene	242
66	Alice	238
66	Frances	238
68	Theresa	237
69	Dianne	236
70	Marie	233
71	Rosemary	230
72	Laura	226
73	Vicki	221
74	Marsha	220
75	Katherine	217
76	Lois	216
77	Kay	214
78	Julie	212
79	Jo	211
80	Yvonne	206
81	Joann	199
82	Carole	198
83	Lynda	192
84	Ellen	191
85	Jeanne	177
86	Rita	174
87	Sheila	173
88	Roberta	170
89	Anne	169
89	Cathy	169
91	Geraldine	163
91	Janis	163
93	Marjorie	161
94	Dawn	159
94	Victoria	159
96	Lorraine	154
97	Jill	153
97	Maureen	153
97	Rebecca	153
100	Charlotte	145