Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	240
2	Linda	209
3	Carol	166
4	Patricia	161
5	Sharon	145
6	Sandra	126
7	Barbara	125
8	Susan	117
9	Judy	111
10	Karen	103
11	Donna	102
12	Nancy	91
13	Judith	85
14	Margaret	76
15	Bonnie	71
16	Cheryl	69
17	Diana	67
18	Diane	66
19	Betty	65
20	Janet	60
21	Marilyn	58
22	Janice	52
22	Kathleen	52
24	Shirley	51
25	Connie	43

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	40
27	Joan	38
27	Virginia	38
29	Darlene	37
30	Jean	36
31	Beverly	35
31	Dorothy	35
33	Gloria	34
33	Joyce	34
35	Carolyn	32
35	Sherry	32
37	Elizabeth	28
37	Pamela	28
39	Roberta	27
40	Marcia	26
40	Peggy	26
42	Phyllis	25
42	Rita	25
44	Doris	24
45	Jane	23
45	Kathryn	23
45	Lois	23
45	Terry	23
49	Carole	22
49	Jeanne	22
49	Sally	22
52	Alice	21
52	Ann	21
52	Dianne	21
52	Katherine	21
52	Ruth	21
57	Charlotte	20
57	Elaine	20
57	Jo	20
60	Charlene	19
60	Kathy	19
60	Sue	19
60	Vicki	19
64	Ellen	18
64	Marie	18
64	Marlene	18
64	Sheryl	18
64	Theresa	18
69	Colleen	17
69	Eileen	17
69	Patsy	17
72	Gayle	16
72	Kay	16
72	Lynn	16
72	Marjorie	16
72	Penny	16
72	Rose	16
72	Sylvia	16
79	Frances	15
79	Georgia	15
79	Julie	15
79	Pat	15
79	Sheila	15
79	Suzanne	15
85	Catherine	14
85	Gail	14
85	Irene	14
85	Jacqueline	14
85	Janis	14
85	Joanne	14
85	Laura	14
85	Lynda	14
85	Patty	14
94	Anita	13
94	Evelyn	13
94	Joann	13
94	Leslie	13
94	Wanda	13
94	Yvonne	13
100	Billie	12
100	Claudia	12
100	Dixie	12
100	Loretta	12
100	Martha	12
100	Norma	12
100	Paula	12
100	Robin	12
100	Rosemary	12
100	Victoria	12