Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	547
2	Linda	371
3	Patricia	178
4	Gloria	170
5	Barbara	161
6	Margaret	116
7	Maria	115
8	Sharon	110
9	Betty	105
10	Nancy	104
11	Sandra	103
12	Virginia	97
13	Dolores	90
14	Susan	87
15	Frances	86
16	Judy	85
17	Helen	84
18	Donna	83
19	Elizabeth	81
19	Rose	81
21	Theresa	79
22	Carol	75
22	Carolyn	75
22	Shirley	75
25	Dorothy	73

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Karen	72
27	Martha	68
28	Irene	63
29	Connie	61
30	Diana	59
31	Rita	58
32	Juanita	56
32	Patsy	56
34	Alice	54
34	Janice	54
36	Kathleen	53
37	Cecilia	51
38	Anna	49
38	Lorraine	49
40	Rebecca	48
41	Sylvia	46
42	Carmen	45
42	Judith	45
44	Marilyn	44
44	Peggy	44
46	Esther	43
46	Jo	43
48	Pauline	42
49	Anita	41
49	Christine	41
49	Evelyn	41
49	Lucy	41
49	Teresa	41
54	Louise	40
54	Yolanda	40
56	Cheryl	39
56	Kathy	39
58	Beverly	38
58	Josephine	38
58	Marie	38
58	Pamela	38
58	Priscilla	38
63	Geraldine	35
63	Janet	35
63	Sally	35
66	Diane	34
66	Ruth	34
68	Rosemary	33
68	Viola	33
70	Beatrice	32
70	Charlotte	32
70	Eva	32
70	Isabel	32
70	Stella	32
75	Joann	31
75	Julia	31
77	Cynthia	29
77	Katherine	29
77	Lydia	29
77	Rosie	29
81	Catherine	28
81	Guadalupe	28
81	Joyce	28
81	Veronica	28
81	Vicki	28
86	Annie	27
86	Grace	27
86	Lucille	27
86	Phyllis	27
90	Deborah	26
90	Elsie	26
90	Jane	26
90	Jean	26
90	Margie	26
90	Paula	26
90	Ruby	26
90	Sarah	26
98	Emma	25
98	Laura	25
98	Marcella	25
98	Sherry	25