Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,144
2	Mary	1,768
3	Barbara	1,087
4	Susan	1,072
5	Patricia	955
6	Kathleen	894
7	Sandra	799
8	Nancy	797
9	Carol	791
10	Sharon	672
11	Karen	633
12	Diane	626
13	Judith	512
14	Cheryl	417
15	Margaret	375
16	Judy	371
17	Donna	355
18	Janet	354
19	Bonnie	336
20	Pamela	328
21	Janice	317
22	Jean	288
23	Cynthia	275
24	Jane	270
25	Shirley	265

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	256
27	Beverly	251
28	Elizabeth	243
28	Joan	243
30	Joyce	241
31	Kathryn	233
32	Gloria	191
33	Betty	185
34	Darlene	184
35	Kathy	182
36	Dianne	180
37	Carolyn	177
37	Ruth	177
39	Deborah	170
40	Julie	167
41	Catherine	163
41	Joanne	163
43	Lynn	155
44	Peggy	153
45	Suzanne	152
46	Katherine	151
46	Virginia	151
48	Ann	150
49	Elaine	148
50	Jeanne	147
51	Lois	146
52	Christine	145
53	Colleen	144
54	Connie	143
55	Gail	142
56	Marcia	126
57	Dorothy	121
57	Rita	121
59	Vicki	116
60	Constance	113
60	Marlene	113
60	Rebecca	113
63	Joann	112
64	Phyllis	108
65	Sally	107
66	Paula	102
67	Marie	101
68	Kay	99
69	Rosemary	98
69	Theresa	98
71	Marsha	93
72	Helen	91
72	Lynda	91
74	Jacqueline	88
74	Sheila	88
74	Sue	88
77	Marjorie	86
77	Roberta	86
79	Charlene	84
80	Charlotte	83
80	Rose	83
82	Diana	82
83	Bonita	80
84	Geraldine	79
85	Anne	78
85	Gayle	78
87	Alice	77
88	Paulette	76
89	Carole	75
89	Martha	75
91	Eileen	73
91	Laura	73
93	Sherry	72
94	Maureen	71
94	Victoria	71
96	Ellen	70
97	Claudia	67
97	Renee	67
97	Terry	67
100	Jo	65
100	Louise	65
100	Teresa	65