Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,680
2	Linda	2,224
3	Barbara	2,020
4	Carol	1,850
5	Patricia	1,843
6	Sandra	1,500
7	Sharon	1,428
8	Judith	1,330
9	Karen	1,328
10	Nancy	1,238
11	Susan	1,088
12	Donna	962
13	Judy	959
14	Carolyn	873
15	Janet	863
16	Kathleen	825
17	Margaret	760
18	Shirley	751
19	Joyce	749
20	Betty	695
21	Diane	629
22	Marilyn	621
23	Cheryl	619
24	Ruth	563
25	Beverly	523

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	521
27	Jane	510
28	Janice	491
29	Gloria	454
30	Joan	437
31	Diana	430
32	Martha	428
33	Dorothy	421
34	Jean	403
35	Connie	399
36	Virginia	387
37	Pamela	386
38	Elizabeth	367
39	Sue	350
40	Helen	348
41	Phyllis	338
42	Elaine	316
43	Carole	292
44	Sally	285
45	Ann	281
46	Lois	275
47	Rita	270
48	Roberta	266
49	Darlene	262
50	Frances	256
51	Marcia	246
52	Alice	244
52	Brenda	244
54	Jacqueline	242
55	Charlotte	241
56	Peggy	228
56	Rebecca	228
58	Kathryn	223
59	Rosemary	217
60	Joanne	214
61	Suzanne	212
62	Jo	211
63	Kay	204
64	Rose	200
65	Geraldine	194
66	Constance	193
66	Cynthia	193
66	Doris	193
69	Gail	188
70	Paula	187
71	Laura	186
72	Catherine	183
72	Dianne	183
72	Joann	183
75	Ellen	182
75	Kathy	182
77	Norma	180
78	Anna	175
79	Marlene	174
80	Christine	170
80	Marsha	170
82	Evelyn	167
83	Vicki	164
84	Lynn	160
84	Wanda	160
86	Marjorie	156
86	Sherry	156
88	Charlene	155
89	Eileen	150
90	Jeanne	144
91	Katherine	138
92	Marie	136
93	Anne	133
93	Sheila	133
95	Loretta	128
95	Sylvia	128
97	Sarah	125
97	Victoria	125
99	Anita	124
100	Delores	122