Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	377
2	Susan	216
3	Mary	158
4	Patricia	155
5	Nancy	150
6	Diane	130
7	Carol	129
8	Sandra	128
9	Donna	127
10	Judith	118
11	Kathleen	111
12	Barbara	106
13	Sharon	90
14	Cheryl	70
15	Deborah	67
16	Pamela	66
17	Elaine	65
18	Gail	62
19	Karen	60
20	Jane	59
21	Cynthia	58
21	Margaret	58
21	Suzanne	58
24	Brenda	57
25	Joyce	52

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Louise	52
27	Ann	51
27	Joan	51
29	Elizabeth	48
30	Bonnie	47
31	Shirley	45
32	Janice	42
33	Pauline	41
34	Janet	39
35	Beverly	38
35	Marie	38
35	Priscilla	38
38	Claire	37
38	Joanne	37
40	Jean	36
40	Jeanne	36
40	Lorraine	36
40	Ruth	36
40	Virginia	36
45	Constance	35
45	Doris	35
45	Sally	35
45	Sheila	35
49	Martha	34
50	Gloria	33
51	Betty	32
51	Paula	32
53	Carolyn	31
53	Irene	31
55	Anne	29
55	Helen	29
55	Jacqueline	29
58	Theresa	28
59	Christine	27
59	Ellen	27
59	Maureen	27
59	Roberta	27
63	Catherine	26
63	Lynda	26
65	Katherine	25
66	Dorothy	24
66	Eileen	24
66	Marilyn	24
69	Dianne	22
69	Lucille	22
71	Diana	21
71	Judy	21
71	Kathryn	21
71	Sylvia	21
75	Joann	20
76	Denise	19
76	Norma	19
76	Rachel	19
76	Rita	19
80	Laura	18
81	Marion	17
81	Rebecca	17
81	Rose	17
84	Anita	16
84	Claudette	16
84	Jo	16
87	June	15
87	Phyllis	15
89	Charlene	14
89	Evelyn	14
89	Frances	14
92	Carole	13
92	Eleanor	13
92	Marcia	13
95	Florence	12
95	Lois	12
95	Paulette	12
98	Alice	11
98	Darlene	11
98	Jennifer	11
98	Leslie	11
98	Lillian	11
98	Marlene	11
98	Marsha	11
98	Michele	11