Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	5,885
2	Mary	3,563
3	Barbara	2,886
4	Patricia	2,866
5	Sandra	2,322
6	Carol	2,264
7	Nancy	2,052
8	Sharon	1,997
9	Karen	1,964
10	Susan	1,923
11	Donna	1,574
12	Judith	1,505
13	Kathleen	1,431
14	Diane	1,146
15	Cheryl	1,124
16	Judy	1,105
17	Janet	1,068
18	Carolyn	1,037
19	Joyce	1,026
20	Margaret	972
21	Pamela	962
22	Shirley	847
23	Marilyn	831
24	Beverly	761
25	Betty	755

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	752
27	Bonnie	738
28	Cynthia	705
29	Connie	663
30	Jane	651
31	Ruth	619
32	Diana	613
33	Elizabeth	569
34	Sue	517
35	Gloria	509
36	Martha	501
37	Brenda	496
38	Rebecca	494
39	Jean	490
40	Joan	485
40	Phyllis	485
42	Kathy	481
43	Deborah	472
44	Christine	469
45	Peggy	464
45	Virginia	464
47	Ann	435
48	Rita	430
49	Dorothy	417
50	Sally	412
51	Elaine	410
52	Darlene	394
53	Jacqueline	375
53	Paula	375
55	Kathryn	348
56	Jo	346
57	Helen	344
58	Suzanne	342
59	Catherine	339
60	Marcia	337
60	Sherry	337
62	Constance	332
63	Lois	323
63	Marsha	323
65	Alice	319
65	Frances	319
65	Rose	319
68	Joanne	315
69	Roberta	314
70	Gail	308
71	Lynn	301
72	Rosemary	293
73	Charlotte	278
74	Vicki	276
75	Ellen	274
76	Dianne	270
77	Charlene	269
78	Sheila	264
79	Kay	252
80	Laura	245
81	Carole	237
82	Jeanne	236
83	Cathy	235
84	Anita	234
85	Marie	231
86	Katherine	220
87	Lynda	213
88	Geraldine	208
89	Joann	207
90	Norma	200
91	Marlene	195
92	Gayle	191
92	Wanda	191
94	Evelyn	190
95	Theresa	189
96	Anna	188
97	Marjorie	180
98	Doris	174
98	Janis	174
100	Anne	172