Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,348
2	Carol	751
3	Barbara	737
4	Kathleen	697
5	Sharon	692
6	Sandra	656
7	Patricia	621
8	Judith	617
9	Karen	608
10	Susan	581
11	Linda	536
12	Diane	533
13	Nancy	484
14	Judy	473
15	Janet	357
16	Janice	319
17	Joan	288
18	Cheryl	268
19	Margaret	267
20	Donna	265
21	Marilyn	258
22	Shirley	252
23	Bonnie	244
24	Joyce	240
25	Jean	219

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	218
27	Betty	211
28	Beverly	195
29	Dianne	190
29	Gloria	190
31	Darlene	181
31	Ruth	181
33	Virginia	171
34	Carolyn	158
35	Lois	151
36	Joanne	150
37	Kathryn	149
38	Elaine	142
39	Dorothy	141
40	Elizabeth	133
40	Pamela	133
42	Carole	121
43	Joann	116
44	Rita	114
45	Gail	111
46	Ann	110
46	Jeanne	110
46	Marlene	110
49	Phyllis	109
50	Helen	107
50	Kathy	107
52	Kay	102
53	Marcia	101
54	Katherine	99
55	Marlys	97
56	Catherine	89
57	Suzanne	87
58	Geraldine	86
59	Connie	85
60	Constance	83
60	Eileen	83
60	Marie	83
60	Marjorie	83
64	Rosemary	82
65	Charlotte	80
66	Alice	78
66	Lynn	78
68	Roberta	75
69	Diana	74
70	Arlene	71
71	Sheila	68
72	Jacqueline	64
72	Jeanette	64
72	Julie	64
72	Sally	64
76	Lavonne	62
77	Rose	61
78	Doris	60
79	Audrey	59
80	Bonita	54
81	Gayle	53
81	Victoria	53
83	Ellen	52
83	Peggy	52
85	Vicki	51
86	Cynthia	50
86	Frances	50
88	Delores	49
89	Lorraine	48
89	Marian	48
91	Claudia	47
91	Colleen	47
93	Laura	46
93	Louise	46
95	Anita	45
95	Sue	45
97	Anne	44
98	Charlene	42
98	Irene	42
98	Maureen	42
98	Renee	42