Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	468
2	Linda	147
3	Gloria	138
4	Barbara	132
5	Patricia	127
6	Betty	107
7	Maria	106
8	Margaret	92
9	Nancy	90
10	Carol	76
11	Dorothy	75
11	Sandra	75
13	Sharon	74
14	Helen	73
15	Virginia	66
16	Frances	64
17	Judy	62
18	Alice	60
18	Rose	60
20	Dolores	59
21	Martha	58
22	Marie	55
23	Karen	53
24	Elizabeth	52
24	Susan	52

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rita	49
27	Connie	47
28	Donna	46
29	Carolyn	44
29	Irene	44
31	Sylvia	42
32	Jane	40
33	Juanita	39
33	Julia	39
33	Ruth	39
36	Patsy	38
37	Carmen	37
37	Lydia	37
39	Lorraine	36
39	Lucy	36
39	Shirley	36
42	Diana	35
42	Judith	35
42	Viola	35
45	Anna	34
45	Joyce	34
47	Janet	32
48	Cheryl	31
48	Josephine	31
48	Ramona	31
48	Sally	31
48	Stella	31
53	Pauline	30
53	Peggy	30
55	Annie	29
55	Christine	29
57	Clara	26
57	Esther	26
57	Margie	26
57	Theresa	26
61	Cecilia	25
61	Joan	25
61	Louise	25
61	Phyllis	25
61	Priscilla	25
66	Anita	24
66	Jo	24
68	Bertha	23
68	Elsie	23
68	Jennie	23
68	Rosie	23
72	Beatrice	22
72	Dora	22
72	Evelyn	22
72	Josie	22
72	Loretta	22
72	Lucille	22
72	Lupe	22
72	Marilyn	22
72	Teresa	22
81	Angie	21
81	Elaine	21
81	Joann	21
81	Pamela	21
85	Bonnie	20
85	Doris	20
85	Grace	20
85	Janice	20
85	Kay	20
85	Rebecca	20
85	Sarah	20
85	Susie	20
85	Victoria	20
94	Ellen	19
94	Emma	19
94	Georgia	19
94	Ida	19
94	Kathleen	19
94	Marcella	19
94	Rosalie	19
94	Ruby	19
94	Yolanda	19