Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,763
2	Mary	1,934
3	Barbara	1,207
4	Patricia	1,122
5	Sharon	1,070
6	Carol	847
7	Donna	783
8	Sandra	774
9	Susan	716
10	Nancy	712
11	Karen	626
12	Carolyn	614
13	Judy	550
14	Joyce	521
15	Brenda	512
15	Judith	512
17	Janet	505
18	Janice	487
19	Kathleen	478
20	Pamela	451
21	Shirley	448
22	Betty	409
23	Margaret	381
24	Beverly	351
25	Cheryl	348

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marilyn	348
27	Connie	345
28	Deborah	298
29	Diane	280
30	Peggy	272
31	Elizabeth	258
32	Dorothy	254
33	Ruth	246
34	Gloria	243
35	Diana	240
36	Martha	238
37	Jane	232
38	Phyllis	228
39	Cynthia	224
40	Virginia	215
41	Helen	209
42	Joan	201
43	Wanda	199
44	Bonnie	193
45	Rebecca	192
46	Paula	184
47	Rita	179
48	Glenda	176
49	Catherine	175
49	Vicki	175
51	Ann	173
52	Marsha	172
53	Alice	171
54	Charlotte	164
55	Kathy	162
56	Jean	157
57	Frances	155
57	Sherry	155
59	Jo	146
60	Jacqueline	145
61	Doris	140
61	Katherine	140
61	Norma	140
64	Christine	139
65	Sue	137
66	Rose	131
67	Kathryn	130
68	Elaine	126
69	Marcia	125
70	Lois	121
71	Gail	119
72	Sheila	116
73	Evelyn	114
73	Laura	114
75	Teresa	113
76	Sally	112
77	Suzanne	106
78	Ellen	105
79	Darlene	104
80	Patsy	101
81	Joann	94
82	Rosemary	93
83	Anna	92
84	Delores	90
84	Theresa	90
86	Terry	89
87	Roberta	88
88	Jeanne	87
88	Kay	87
88	Victoria	87
91	Vickie	84
91	Wilma	84
93	Constance	81
94	Lynn	78
95	Cathy	76
96	Anita	75
97	Georgia	74
97	Janis	74
99	Carole	73
99	Charlene	73
99	Loretta	73