Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,797
2	Mary	2,061
3	Patricia	1,258
4	Barbara	1,249
5	Sharon	1,175
6	Carol	930
7	Sandra	861
8	Donna	823
9	Nancy	784
10	Carolyn	674
10	Judy	674
12	Karen	661
13	Susan	658
14	Judith	656
15	Janet	562
16	Joyce	545
17	Shirley	525
18	Janice	511
19	Betty	491
20	Kathleen	466
21	Margaret	464
22	Marilyn	440
23	Beverly	403
24	Connie	395
25	Brenda	390

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	351
27	Cheryl	337
28	Phyllis	299
29	Peggy	290
30	Gloria	286
31	Diane	284
32	Martha	266
33	Virginia	260
34	Ruth	255
35	Dorothy	254
36	Elizabeth	247
37	Jane	243
38	Joan	227
39	Bonnie	226
40	Alice	217
40	Helen	217
42	Cynthia	216
43	Wanda	214
44	Diana	212
45	Rita	188
46	Doris	181
46	Jo	181
48	Glenda	177
49	Jean	174
50	Frances	172
51	Kathy	170
52	Charlotte	168
53	Sue	165
54	Jacqueline	158
54	Sherry	158
54	Vicki	158
57	Ann	157
57	Norma	157
59	Paula	154
60	Catherine	152
61	Deborah	148
62	Kathryn	146
63	Evelyn	143
64	Lois	142
64	Rose	142
66	Patsy	138
67	Rebecca	134
68	Anna	128
68	Suzanne	128
70	Sally	124
70	Sheila	124
72	Marsha	119
73	Gail	115
74	Christine	114
74	Ellen	114
76	Darlene	109
76	Rosemary	109
78	Elaine	108
78	Lynda	108
80	Laura	107
80	Roberta	107
82	Jeanne	106
83	Marcia	105
84	Katherine	102
85	Anita	101
86	Kay	98
87	Janis	95
87	Terry	95
89	Loretta	94
90	Geraldine	90
91	Charlene	88
92	Cathy	85
93	Delores	83
93	Joann	83
95	Lynn	82
95	Marie	82
97	Theresa	80
98	Carole	78
98	Constance	78
98	Wilma	78