Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	589
2	Linda	363
3	Gloria	182
4	Patricia	175
5	Barbara	147
6	Betty	129
7	Margaret	119
8	Maria	116
9	Sharon	107
10	Sandra	104
11	Frances	102
12	Martha	95
13	Nancy	93
14	Judy	92
15	Carol	90
16	Virginia	87
17	Helen	80
18	Donna	78
19	Dolores	76
20	Carolyn	74
20	Elizabeth	74
22	Shirley	71
23	Dorothy	66
24	Theresa	65
25	Connie	64

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Lorraine	64
27	Susan	63
28	Alice	62
29	Patsy	59
30	Yolanda	58
31	Irene	56
32	Josephine	54
32	Karen	54
32	Rose	54
35	Marilyn	49
35	Sylvia	49
37	Janice	48
38	Beverly	46
39	Cecilia	45
39	Evelyn	45
41	Carmen	44
41	Esther	44
41	Joyce	44
44	Rita	43
45	Viola	42
46	Diana	41
46	Rosie	41
48	Lucy	40
49	Pauline	38
49	Rosemary	38
51	Kathleen	37
51	Pamela	37
53	Christine	36
54	Anita	35
54	Isabel	35
54	Marie	35
54	Priscilla	35
58	Judith	34
58	Peggy	34
60	Anna	33
60	Beatrice	33
60	Catherine	33
60	Jane	33
60	Lillian	33
65	Bertha	32
65	Julia	32
65	Olivia	32
68	Cheryl	31
68	Ida	31
68	Jo	31
68	Sally	31
72	Janet	30
73	Angie	29
73	Kathy	29
73	Rebecca	29
73	Stella	29
77	Geraldine	27
77	Louise	27
77	Margie	27
77	Ruth	27
77	Sarah	27
82	Bernice	26
82	Laura	26
82	Sherry	26
85	Charlotte	25
85	Jean	25
85	Kathryn	25
85	Lucille	25
85	Lydia	25
85	Lynda	25
85	Marcella	25
85	Ruby	25
85	Teresa	25
94	Dora	24
94	Loretta	24
94	Nora	24
94	Susie	24
94	Wanda	24
99	Bessie	23
99	Bonnie	23
99	Cynthia	23
99	Emma	23
99	Josie	23
99	Juanita	23