Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,947
2	Linda	1,485
3	Patricia	1,195
4	Sharon	1,176
5	Barbara	1,121
6	Carol	881
7	Sandra	820
8	Carolyn	716
9	Donna	704
10	Judith	690
11	Judy	682
12	Nancy	681
13	Susan	637
14	Shirley	607
15	Karen	594
16	Betty	552
17	Janet	545
18	Joyce	530
19	Janice	438
20	Kathleen	412
21	Margaret	395
22	Marilyn	363
23	Cheryl	340
24	Beverly	327
25	Brenda	326

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dorothy	315
27	Connie	314
28	Ruth	289
29	Virginia	260
30	Martha	253
31	Phyllis	249
32	Pamela	240
33	Jane	233
34	Diane	227
35	Bonnie	225
36	Wanda	218
37	Diana	213
38	Elizabeth	206
39	Peggy	205
40	Helen	204
41	Gloria	203
42	Joan	194
43	Glenda	191
44	Jean	184
45	Ann	183
46	Jo	180
47	Alice	179
48	Doris	163
48	Sue	163
50	Frances	156
51	Charlotte	150
52	Cynthia	149
53	Rita	147
54	Kathryn	144
55	Lois	140
56	Norma	139
57	Jacqueline	133
58	Sherry	131
59	Rose	129
60	Paula	126
61	Vicki	125
62	Evelyn	124
62	Suzanne	124
64	Marsha	117
65	Elaine	116
65	Patsy	116
67	Kathy	115
67	Rosemary	115
69	Ellen	114
70	Roberta	113
71	Sheila	111
72	Rebecca	110
73	Delores	109
74	Catherine	107
75	Katherine	106
75	Sally	106
77	Darlene	104
78	Jeanne	102
79	Gail	99
79	Wilma	99
81	Anita	97
81	Laura	97
83	Anna	96
83	Carole	96
85	Christine	84
85	Georgia	84
85	Kay	84
85	Marie	84
89	Geraldine	83
89	Loretta	83
91	Marcia	81
92	Dianne	78
92	Joann	78
94	Constance	76
95	Lana	73
95	Sylvia	73
97	Charlene	72
97	Sarah	72
99	Victoria	70
100	Ruby	67