Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,500
2	Betty	625
3	Dorothy	608
4	Barbara	568
5	Linda	542
6	Annie	464
7	Shirley	437
8	Patricia	366
9	Carolyn	318
10	Martha	309
11	Gloria	273
12	Willie	263
13	Sandra	260
14	Ruby	230
15	Rosie	229
16	Margaret	226
17	Bobbie	224
18	Brenda	218
19	Helen	214
20	Elizabeth	209
21	Doris	204
22	Sarah	194
23	Joyce	188
24	Peggy	173
25	Alice	172

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Nancy	172
27	Judy	169
28	Frances	164
29	Lillie	155
30	Emma	149
31	Carol	137
32	Ethel	135
33	Virginia	134
34	Jessie	133
34	Patsy	133
36	Edna	131
37	Minnie	128
38	Mattie	126
39	Bertha	124
40	Ruth	123
41	Catherine	122
41	Mildred	122
43	Janice	120
44	Bessie	119
45	Johnnie	114
46	Ella	113
47	Rose	109
48	Evelyn	107
49	Louise	106
50	Geraldine	105
50	Mae	105
52	Ann	104
53	Hattie	102
54	Georgia	100
55	Clara	98
55	Glenda	98
57	Eva	94
57	Sylvia	94
59	Lula	93
60	Judith	92
61	Christine	89
61	Jo	89
61	Thelma	89
64	Ida	87
65	Fannie	86
65	Laura	86
67	Bernice	85
68	Bettie	84
69	Gladys	83
70	Josephine	82
70	Wanda	82
72	Beverly	80
72	Bonnie	80
74	Bettye	79
74	Charlotte	79
74	Earnestine	79
77	Donna	77
78	Carrie	75
78	Rebecca	75
80	Jean	74
80	Vera	74
82	Katherine	72
83	Billie	70
83	Sharon	70
85	Jane	68
85	Lynda	68
85	Margie	68
85	Marilyn	68
89	Maggie	67
90	Anna	65
90	Essie	65
90	Joan	65
93	Velma	64
94	Lois	63
94	Mamie	63
96	Lucille	62
97	Delores	61
97	Rita	61
99	Juanita	58
99	Ruthie	58
99	Susan	58