Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,693
2	Barbara	940
3	Patricia	896
4	Carol	881
5	Sharon	844
6	Kathleen	833
7	Susan	809
8	Sandra	806
9	Linda	770
10	Judith	754
11	Nancy	691
12	Diane	656
13	Karen	623
14	Judy	570
15	Janet	383
16	Cheryl	376
17	Margaret	369
18	Janice	366
19	Bonnie	338
20	Donna	334
21	Marilyn	319
22	Shirley	313
23	Jean	284
24	Joyce	277
25	Joan	271

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	252
27	Beverly	243
28	Betty	226
28	Darlene	226
30	Pamela	218
31	Carolyn	212
32	Gloria	192
33	Kathryn	191
34	Ruth	183
35	Dianne	179
35	Joanne	179
37	Elizabeth	177
38	Suzanne	174
39	Lois	172
40	Virginia	171
41	Connie	158
41	Jeanne	158
43	Elaine	152
44	Ann	148
45	Kathy	140
46	Gail	135
47	Catherine	134
48	Dorothy	129
48	Marlene	129
50	Katherine	126
51	Joann	123
51	Julie	123
53	Cynthia	122
54	Lynn	121
55	Phyllis	120
56	Rita	117
56	Rosemary	117
58	Kay	115
59	Carole	114
60	Helen	110
61	Alice	105
61	Constance	105
61	Marcia	105
64	Jacqueline	100
65	Eileen	98
66	Sheila	97
67	Sally	95
68	Rose	94
69	Geraldine	91
69	Roberta	91
71	Diana	90
72	Marjorie	89
73	Vicki	85
74	Gayle	84
74	Marie	84
76	Charlotte	83
77	Bonita	82
78	Peggy	79
79	Jeanette	78
80	Sue	77
81	Louise	73
82	Christine	72
83	Marsha	71
84	Frances	69
84	Lynda	69
84	Paulette	69
87	Anita	68
88	Marlys	66
89	Maureen	64
90	Colleen	63
90	Rebecca	63
90	Yvonne	63
93	Ellen	62
94	Arlene	60
94	Delores	60
94	Paula	60
97	Anne	59
97	Jo	59
99	Audrey	58
100	June	57