Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	496
2	Mary	298
3	Carol	203
4	Sharon	202
5	Sandra	187
6	Karen	172
7	Patricia	162
8	Judy	148
9	Barbara	146
9	Diane	146
11	Susan	143
12	Donna	127
13	Shirley	107
14	Kathleen	105
15	Judith	104
16	Janice	100
17	Bonnie	99
18	Nancy	97
19	Cheryl	96
20	Betty	85
21	Marilyn	84
22	Margaret	82
23	Joyce	71
24	Jane	69
25	Beverly	67

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Connie	66
26	Gloria	66
28	Janet	65
29	Darlene	62
30	Jean	56
31	Peggy	50
32	Joan	49
33	Virginia	46
34	Elaine	44
34	Sheila	44
36	Phyllis	43
37	Carolyn	41
38	Dianne	40
38	Elizabeth	40
38	Lois	40
41	Ann	39
41	Marlene	39
43	Gail	36
43	Joann	36
43	Kathryn	36
43	Kathy	36
43	Rita	36
48	Bonita	34
48	Cynthia	34
48	Pamela	34
48	Ruth	34
52	Alice	33
52	Dorothy	33
52	Helen	33
55	Arlene	31
55	Kay	31
57	Jeanette	29
58	Colleen	27
58	Eileen	27
58	Julie	27
58	Paulette	27
58	Roberta	27
63	Charlotte	26
63	Frances	26
65	Diana	25
65	Jacqueline	25
67	Loretta	24
67	Marcia	24
67	Rose	24
70	Constance	23
70	Jeanne	23
70	Lynda	23
70	Rebecca	23
70	Wanda	23
75	Claudia	22
75	Lorraine	22
75	Marlys	22
75	Norma	22
75	Rosemary	22
75	Vicki	22
81	Catherine	21
81	Deborah	21
81	Ellen	21
81	Geraldine	21
81	Yvonne	21
86	Evelyn	20
86	Joanne	20
86	Marjorie	20
89	Marie	19
90	Audrey	18
90	Delores	18
90	Theresa	18
93	Katherine	17
93	Maureen	17
93	Sally	17
96	Carole	16
96	Doris	16
96	Irene	16
96	Jo	16
96	Laurel	16
96	Sherry	16