Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	437
2	Susan	206
3	Patricia	180
4	Nancy	177
5	Sandra	164
6	Carol	163
7	Mary	162
8	Donna	136
9	Judith	125
10	Barbara	115
11	Kathleen	105
12	Diane	103
13	Sharon	92
14	Jane	82
15	Elaine	75
16	Cheryl	74
17	Margaret	70
18	Joyce	69
19	Suzanne	67
20	Cynthia	65
21	Janet	64
22	Pamela	63
23	Gail	61
24	Joan	58
25	Shirley	56

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	54
27	Elizabeth	53
27	Karen	53
29	Joanne	51
30	Louise	50
31	Brenda	49
32	Jean	46
32	Lorraine	46
34	Janice	44
35	Bonnie	43
36	Deborah	42
36	Jacqueline	42
38	Claire	41
38	Pauline	41
40	Gloria	40
41	Betty	37
42	Ann	36
42	Catherine	36
42	Paula	36
45	Constance	35
46	Judy	34
47	Rita	33
47	Sheila	33
47	Virginia	33
50	Martha	32
50	Maureen	32
52	Dorothy	31
52	Jeanne	31
52	Marilyn	31
55	Doris	30
56	Sally	29
57	Anne	28
57	Carolyn	28
59	Christine	27
59	Diana	27
61	Lynda	26
61	Marie	26
61	Priscilla	26
61	Ruth	26
65	Ellen	25
65	Roberta	25
67	Denise	24
67	Irene	24
67	June	24
70	Kathryn	23
70	Phyllis	23
72	Carole	22
72	Frances	22
72	Katherine	22
72	Theresa	22
76	Anita	21
76	Evelyn	21
78	Helen	20
78	Marcia	20
78	Sylvia	20
81	Dianne	19
82	Charlotte	18
82	Darlene	18
82	Lillian	18
82	Lucille	18
86	Alice	17
86	Annette	17
86	Joann	17
86	Rachel	17
90	Marjorie	16
90	Norma	16
90	Paulette	16
90	Rose	16
94	Andrea	15
94	Charlene	15
94	Eileen	15
97	Gayle	14
97	Kathy	14
97	Laura	14
97	Marion	14
97	Rebecca	14