Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	295
2	Carol	220
3	Linda	199
4	Sharon	184
5	Patricia	170
6	Sandra	156
7	Karen	155
8	Diane	132
9	Barbara	126
9	Donna	126
11	Judy	121
12	Judith	120
12	Susan	120
14	Janice	104
15	Shirley	97
16	Betty	94
17	Kathleen	86
18	Cheryl	80
19	Bonnie	77
20	Marilyn	74
21	Joyce	71
22	Darlene	70
23	Beverly	69
24	Margaret	66
25	Nancy	65

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Connie	56
26	Elaine	56
28	Jane	55
29	Jean	53
30	Gloria	52
31	Joan	51
32	Virginia	49
33	Dorothy	47
34	Lois	45
35	Janet	43
36	Elizabeth	42
37	Carolyn	41
38	Dianne	40
39	Phyllis	39
40	Paulette	38
41	Peggy	37
42	Marlene	36
42	Rita	36
42	Ruth	36
45	Eileen	35
45	Joann	35
47	Helen	34
47	Marlys	34
49	Diana	32
50	Pamela	31
51	Ann	30
51	Ellen	30
51	Geraldine	30
51	Kay	30
55	Sheila	29
56	Arlene	28
56	Gail	28
58	Alice	27
58	Charlotte	27
58	Joanne	27
61	Sylvia	26
62	Doris	25
62	Jeanette	25
62	Lorraine	25
65	Colleen	24
65	Kathy	24
67	Claudia	23
67	Frances	23
67	Jeanne	23
67	Rose	23
67	Sally	23
72	Delores	22
73	Kathryn	21
74	Carole	20
74	Irene	20
74	Marie	20
77	Bonita	19
77	Marcia	19
77	Marjorie	19
80	Gayle	18
80	Rosemary	18
80	Sheryl	18
83	Audrey	17
83	Charlene	17
83	Cynthia	17
83	Julie	17
83	June	17
83	Sherry	17
89	Constance	16
89	Evelyn	16
89	Myrna	16
89	Rebecca	16
89	Renee	16
89	Roberta	16
89	Wanda	16
89	Yvonne	16
97	Bernice	15
97	Catherine	15
97	Laura	15
97	Loretta	15
97	Norma	15
97	Patty	15