Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	559
2	Linda	166
3	Patricia	163
4	Gloria	154
5	Barbara	129
6	Maria	111
7	Margaret	103
8	Betty	100
9	Sharon	91
9	Virginia	91
11	Dolores	87
12	Nancy	86
13	Sandra	81
14	Judy	79
15	Elizabeth	77
15	Frances	77
17	Rose	75
18	Carol	73
18	Helen	73
20	Dorothy	70
21	Shirley	67
22	Susan	64
23	Karen	63
24	Donna	62
25	Rita	61

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	60
27	Carolyn	56
28	Connie	52
29	Patsy	51
30	Marie	50
30	Priscilla	50
30	Theresa	50
33	Irene	48
34	Janet	47
34	Lucy	47
36	Yolanda	45
37	Alice	44
38	Evelyn	43
39	Juanita	42
39	Rosemary	42
41	Beverly	40
42	Sylvia	39
42	Viola	39
44	Christine	38
44	Joyce	38
46	Carmen	37
46	Kathleen	37
46	Ruby	37
49	Julia	36
49	Phyllis	36
51	Pauline	35
51	Sally	35
53	Dora	34
53	Esther	34
53	Ruth	34
56	Sarah	33
57	Anna	32
57	Jo	32
57	Kathy	32
60	Josephine	31
61	Janice	30
61	Lorraine	30
61	Lucille	30
61	Stella	30
65	Diana	29
65	Ida	29
65	Jane	29
65	Josie	29
65	Judith	29
65	Louise	29
65	Olivia	29
65	Pamela	29
65	Rosalie	29
74	Lydia	28
74	Marilyn	28
76	Cecilia	27
76	Geraldine	27
76	Isabel	27
76	Jean	27
76	Joan	27
81	Bonnie	26
81	Cheryl	26
81	Marcella	26
81	Paula	26
81	Wanda	26
86	Anita	25
86	Clara	25
86	Emma	25
86	Loretta	25
86	Peggy	25
86	Rosie	25
92	Eva	24
92	Ramona	24
92	Vivian	24
95	Catherine	23
95	Joann	23
95	Lillian	23
95	Roberta	23
99	Angie	22
99	Rachel	22
99	Susie	22