Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	179
2	Sandra	173
3	Carol	162
4	Susan	151
5	Patricia	150
6	Mary	146
7	Judith	134
8	Nancy	127
9	Donna	117
10	Barbara	108
11	Sharon	76
12	Kathleen	65
13	Diane	63
14	Jane	62
15	Elaine	59
15	Joyce	59
17	Cheryl	58
17	Margaret	58
19	Joan	57
20	Shirley	55
21	Elizabeth	53
22	Judy	49
22	Karen	49
24	Brenda	47
25	Cynthia	46

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Dorothy	46
25	Janet	46
28	Lorraine	45
29	Gloria	44
29	Joanne	44
29	Pamela	44
29	Virginia	44
33	Gail	43
33	Janice	43
35	Beverly	41
36	Bonnie	40
37	Suzanne	39
38	Carolyn	36
38	Marilyn	36
40	Ann	35
41	Sally	34
42	Louise	33
43	Pauline	32
44	Helen	30
44	Sheila	30
46	Priscilla	29
47	Jacqueline	28
47	Marie	28
49	Alice	27
49	Claire	27
49	Jean	27
49	Jeanne	27
49	Martha	27
54	Betty	26
54	Doris	26
54	Phyllis	26
54	Ruth	26
58	Rita	25
59	Anne	23
59	Constance	23
59	Irene	23
62	Catherine	22
62	Diana	22
62	June	22
62	Marcia	22
66	Dianne	19
66	Ellen	19
68	Anita	18
68	Katherine	18
68	Maureen	18
68	Norma	18
72	Frances	17
72	Laura	17
74	Andrea	16
74	Evelyn	16
74	Jeannette	16
74	Paula	16
74	Theresa	16
79	Charlotte	15
79	Claudette	15
79	Deborah	15
79	Rachel	15
79	Rebecca	15
79	Roberta	15
85	Carole	14
85	Geraldine	14
85	Lois	14
85	Lucille	14
89	Arlene	13
89	Bette	13
89	Cecile	13
89	Joann	13
89	Marjorie	13
89	Muriel	13
89	Sherry	13
96	Kathryn	12
96	Lynne	12
96	Marsha	12
96	Paulette	12
96	Sylvia	12