Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,928
2	Mary	1,753
3	Barbara	1,056
4	Patricia	978
5	Carol	967
6	Susan	920
7	Sandra	897
8	Nancy	880
9	Kathleen	834
10	Sharon	828
11	Karen	698
12	Diane	664
13	Judith	632
14	Judy	557
15	Cheryl	448
16	Margaret	403
17	Janice	377
18	Janet	372
19	Donna	369
20	Bonnie	335
21	Joan	312
22	Jean	309
23	Marilyn	288
24	Shirley	282
25	Jane	269

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Joyce	269
27	Pamela	263
28	Beverly	242
29	Kathryn	239
30	Carolyn	212
31	Darlene	208
32	Cynthia	205
33	Virginia	202
34	Ann	200
35	Elizabeth	193
36	Ruth	191
37	Betty	189
38	Joanne	188
39	Lois	186
40	Dianne	176
40	Gloria	176
42	Catherine	175
43	Jeanne	170
43	Lynn	170
45	Gail	164
45	Kathy	164
47	Connie	157
48	Elaine	156
49	Katherine	150
50	Suzanne	149
51	Rita	141
52	Marcia	135
53	Dorothy	130
54	Joann	128
55	Julie	127
56	Marlene	126
57	Jacqueline	119
57	Kay	119
59	Peggy	117
60	Helen	116
60	Rosemary	116
62	Lynda	114
63	Constance	111
64	Phyllis	110
65	Eileen	109
66	Charlotte	103
67	Diana	102
68	Sally	101
69	Rose	97
70	Roberta	95
71	Marie	94
72	Carole	92
73	Gayle	88
74	Bonita	87
75	Vicki	86
76	Christine	84
77	Geraldine	83
77	Sheila	83
79	Jeanette	82
80	Rebecca	81
81	Arlene	80
81	Paulette	80
83	Marlys	79
84	Colleen	77
84	Marjorie	77
86	Ellen	76
86	Marsha	76
88	Alice	74
88	Anita	74
88	Sue	74
91	Maureen	73
92	Laura	71
93	Frances	70
94	Yvonne	68
95	Deborah	67
95	Martha	67
97	Charlene	66
97	Louise	66
99	Anne	65
99	Doris	65