Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,714
2	Linda	1,095
3	Barbara	724
4	Dorothy	712
5	Betty	699
6	Patricia	523
7	Shirley	519
8	Annie	486
9	Brenda	426
10	Carolyn	398
11	Martha	377
12	Gloria	355
13	Sandra	350
14	Margaret	279
15	Judy	274
16	Willie	267
17	Helen	256
18	Peggy	252
19	Nancy	248
20	Bobbie	241
21	Joyce	238
22	Ruby	237
23	Rosie	222
24	Elizabeth	214
25	Alice	206

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	204
26	Sarah	204
28	Doris	197
29	Emma	191
30	Lillie	177
31	Ethel	167
32	Glenda	166
33	Virginia	164
34	Susan	159
35	Patsy	158
36	Beverly	149
37	Frances	145
38	Donna	143
39	Bertha	142
40	Wanda	140
41	Bessie	136
42	Mattie	135
42	Minnie	135
44	Rebecca	134
45	Catherine	132
46	Carol	128
46	Mildred	128
48	Evelyn	127
49	Clara	126
50	Edna	124
50	Ella	124
52	Ruth	120
53	Sharon	119
54	Louise	118
55	Jo	117
56	Jessie	114
56	Mae	114
58	Juanita	113
59	Charlotte	112
60	Diane	111
61	Georgia	107
62	Sherry	106
63	Ann	104
63	Johnnie	104
65	Judith	103
66	Bonnie	102
67	Christine	99
67	Hattie	99
67	Rose	99
70	Cynthia	98
71	Geraldine	97
72	Marilyn	96
73	Marie	93
74	Bettye	92
74	Earnestine	92
74	Thelma	92
77	Laura	91
78	Bernice	90
78	Cheryl	90
78	Connie	90
81	Carrie	89
82	Delores	88
82	Dianne	88
84	Bettie	87
84	Deborah	87
84	Vera	87
87	Maggie	85
88	Eva	83
88	Katherine	83
90	Pamela	81
91	Lula	80
92	Gladys	78
92	Margie	78
94	Lynda	76
95	Alma	74
95	Joan	74
95	Julia	74
98	Charlene	73
98	Jane	73
98	Janet	73