Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,333
2	Linda	2,974
3	Barbara	2,593
4	Patricia	2,509
5	Carol	2,251
6	Sandra	2,035
7	Sharon	1,939
8	Karen	1,834
9	Nancy	1,743
10	Susan	1,662
11	Judith	1,437
12	Donna	1,247
13	Kathleen	1,151
14	Judy	1,134
15	Janet	1,044
16	Cheryl	942
17	Carolyn	941
18	Joyce	888
19	Diane	875
20	Shirley	862
21	Margaret	804
22	Betty	782
23	Marilyn	732
24	Bonnie	712
24	Janice	712

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	703
27	Pamela	629
28	Connie	589
29	Diana	537
30	Jane	534
31	Ruth	531
32	Sue	488
33	Jean	474
34	Virginia	467
35	Joan	464
36	Gloria	450
37	Cynthia	444
38	Phyllis	428
39	Elizabeth	427
40	Dorothy	422
41	Martha	414
42	Elaine	406
43	Sally	387
44	Darlene	376
44	Rebecca	376
46	Peggy	373
47	Ann	371
48	Brenda	359
49	Rita	342
50	Suzanne	335
51	Lois	328
52	Kathy	321
53	Helen	320
54	Frances	313
55	Jacqueline	309
56	Roberta	307
57	Jo	305
58	Marcia	298
59	Christine	292
60	Rosemary	287
61	Joanne	283
62	Paula	281
63	Carole	279
64	Alice	277
65	Rose	266
66	Kathryn	265
67	Constance	263
68	Charlotte	261
69	Gail	250
70	Catherine	244
71	Norma	243
72	Lynn	242
73	Anita	235
73	Dianne	235
75	Ellen	234
76	Sherry	231
77	Sheila	227
78	Kay	226
79	Jeanne	222
79	Marsha	222
81	Laura	219
82	Doris	208
82	Marie	208
84	Vicki	205
85	Charlene	203
85	Evelyn	203
87	Wanda	202
88	Geraldine	201
89	Marlene	200
90	Anna	190
91	Joann	180
92	Eileen	177
93	Marjorie	171
94	Deborah	163
95	Katherine	159
95	Penny	159
97	Anne	157
97	Theresa	157
99	Sarah	153
100	Gayle	145