Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,682
2	Linda	1,173
3	Barbara	929
4	Sharon	928
5	Carol	867
6	Patricia	859
7	Donna	602
8	Judith	601
9	Judy	600
10	Sandra	590
11	Carolyn	572
12	Nancy	520
13	Shirley	497
14	Betty	483
15	Joyce	468
16	Karen	461
17	Janet	460
18	Susan	395
19	Margaret	350
20	Marilyn	326
21	Janice	322
22	Dorothy	278
23	Ruth	276
24	Kathleen	266
25	Martha	256

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brenda	244
27	Virginia	236
28	Beverly	233
29	Gloria	226
30	Helen	221
31	Joan	209
32	Cheryl	208
33	Phyllis	206
34	Connie	200
35	Bonnie	195
35	Wanda	195
37	Jane	194
38	Elizabeth	189
39	Diane	170
40	Frances	166
40	Peggy	166
42	Alice	160
42	Jean	160
44	Doris	159
45	Glenda	154
46	Norma	150
46	Pamela	150
48	Diana	146
49	Jo	139
50	Sue	137
51	Lois	132
52	Ann	131
53	Charlotte	125
54	Rose	122
55	Rita	116
56	Anna	113
56	Elaine	113
58	Kathryn	110
59	Patsy	109
60	Carole	102
60	Catherine	102
62	Evelyn	101
62	Paula	101
64	Jacqueline	98
65	Delores	95
65	Sherry	95
67	Vicki	92
67	Wilma	92
69	Darlene	91
70	Joann	88
70	Laura	88
72	Marsha	86
72	Suzanne	86
74	Geraldine	84
75	Roberta	82
76	Gail	80
76	Rebecca	80
78	Loretta	78
78	Sally	78
80	Georgia	75
80	Kay	75
82	Jeanne	74
82	Kathy	74
84	Juanita	73
84	Katherine	73
84	Rosemary	73
87	Charlene	69
87	Mildred	69
89	Ruby	68
90	Sarah	67
91	Thelma	64
92	Ellen	63
93	Marcia	62
93	Sheila	62
95	Cynthia	60
96	Anita	57
96	June	57
98	Dianne	56
98	Dolores	56
98	Vivian	56