Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	1,845
2	Barbara	1,732
3	Mary	1,420
4	Carol	1,410
5	Susan	1,063
6	Linda	1,043
7	Kathleen	968
8	Nancy	955
9	Judith	903
10	Diane	789
11	Margaret	668
12	Joan	631
13	Sandra	612
14	Karen	598
15	Sharon	468
16	Elizabeth	463
17	Janet	458
18	Joyce	439
19	Donna	427
20	Dorothy	389
21	Carolyn	360
22	Eileen	357
23	Gail	354
24	Elaine	353
25	Jane	336

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	333
27	Janice	330
28	Marilyn	328
29	Marie	302
30	Beverly	300
31	Lorraine	299
32	Ann	290
32	Ruth	290
34	Helen	285
35	Catherine	283
36	Christine	281
36	Ellen	281
38	Jean	280
39	Joanne	272
40	Frances	264
40	Maureen	264
42	Arlene	257
43	Lois	252
44	Joann	249
45	Betty	246
46	Cheryl	245
47	Maryann	233
48	Lynn	232
49	Phyllis	227
50	Carole	219
50	Shirley	219
52	Geraldine	216
53	Gloria	211
54	Judy	210
55	Bonnie	199
55	Rosemary	199
57	Theresa	194
58	Jacqueline	193
59	Pamela	190
60	Dolores	186
61	Cynthia	185
62	Alice	178
62	Diana	178
64	Suzanne	175
65	Anne	172
66	Jeanne	169
67	Louise	165
68	Rose	159
69	Doris	156
70	Jo	153
71	Irene	148
72	Kathryn	142
73	Brenda	138
74	Laura	130
74	Rita	130
76	Anna	128
76	Roberta	128
78	Dianne	127
79	Evelyn	125
79	Katherine	125
81	Constance	120
81	Paula	120
83	Martha	119
84	Sheila	115
85	Florence	114
85	Marion	114
87	Andrea	113
87	Darlene	113
89	Eleanor	109
90	Charlotte	107
91	June	104
91	Michele	104
93	Anita	99
94	Marjorie	98
95	Marlene	95
95	Victoria	95
97	Claire	94
97	Kathy	94
97	Rosemarie	94
100	Leslie	91
100	Lucille	91