Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	441
2	Mary	221
3	Sharon	157
4	Carol	155
5	Patricia	154
6	Barbara	142
7	Sandra	140
8	Karen	135
9	Susan	126
10	Donna	124
11	Judy	114
11	Nancy	114
13	Diane	85
13	Judith	85
15	Margaret	84
16	Cheryl	79
17	Kathleen	78
18	Bonnie	66
19	Shirley	64
20	Betty	62
20	Connie	62
22	Janice	59
23	Marilyn	55
24	Janet	54
25	Diana	50

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	45
27	Pamela	43
28	Beverly	42
29	Joyce	41
30	Kathy	40
30	Roberta	40
30	Vicki	40
33	Carolyn	39
33	Dorothy	39
33	Gloria	39
36	Peggy	36
36	Virginia	36
38	Joan	35
39	Darlene	34
40	Helen	33
40	Lynn	33
40	Sally	33
43	Sherry	31
44	Elizabeth	30
44	Phyllis	30
46	Elaine	29
46	Lois	29
48	Alice	28
49	Julie	27
49	Ruth	27
51	Lynda	26
51	Rose	26
53	Jean	25
53	Terry	25
55	Marie	24
56	Ann	23
56	Colleen	23
56	Frances	23
56	Gail	23
56	Jo	23
56	Sheila	23
62	Catherine	22
62	Charlotte	22
62	Cynthia	22
62	Dianne	22
62	Laura	22
62	Sue	22
68	Jeanne	21
68	Marcia	21
68	Penny	21
68	Suzanne	21
72	Charlene	20
72	Georgia	20
72	Loretta	20
75	Anita	19
75	Claudia	19
75	Geraldine	19
75	Kathryn	19
75	Marjorie	19
75	Marlene	19
75	Paula	19
82	Joanne	18
82	Patsy	18
82	Rita	18
85	Gayle	17
85	Katherine	17
85	Kay	17
85	Patty	17
89	Jacqueline	16
89	Joann	16
89	Marsha	16
92	Deborah	15
92	Norma	15
92	Toni	15
92	Victoria	15
96	Andrea	14
96	Deanna	14
96	Edna	14
96	Eileen	14
96	Ellen	14
96	Evelyn	14
96	Janis	14
96	Martha	14
96	Maureen	14
96	Teresa	14