Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	5,353
2	Mary	3,464
3	Barbara	2,753
4	Patricia	2,658
5	Susan	2,152
6	Sandra	1,952
7	Karen	1,922
8	Sharon	1,847
9	Nancy	1,840
10	Carol	1,817
11	Kathleen	1,493
12	Donna	1,348
13	Judith	1,219
14	Pamela	1,085
15	Cheryl	1,073
16	Diane	999
17	Carolyn	961
18	Janet	950
19	Deborah	934
20	Margaret	895
21	Joyce	818
22	Cynthia	812
23	Judy	794
24	Shirley	772
25	Beverly	763

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diana	661
27	Janice	660
28	Marilyn	654
29	Bonnie	622
30	Connie	610
31	Brenda	592
32	Jane	579
33	Rebecca	571
34	Betty	552
35	Christine	546
36	Elizabeth	530
37	Kathy	499
38	Ruth	490
39	Peggy	462
40	Martha	453
41	Sue	439
42	Gloria	438
43	Phyllis	432
44	Virginia	423
45	Paula	415
46	Jean	414
47	Joan	408
48	Rita	394
49	Darlene	381
50	Catherine	375
51	Sally	361
52	Dorothy	359
53	Ann	350
54	Kathryn	347
55	Jacqueline	342
56	Marsha	338
57	Marcia	331
58	Elaine	329
59	Suzanne	325
60	Helen	310
61	Alice	307
62	Constance	302
63	Jo	298
64	Sherry	295
65	Lois	291
66	Gail	288
66	Theresa	288
68	Vicki	281
69	Sheila	280
70	Rose	279
71	Lynn	276
72	Charlotte	271
73	Cathy	268
74	Frances	267
75	Ellen	264
76	Rosemary	261
77	Katherine	247
78	Roberta	240
79	Teresa	235
80	Charlene	229
81	Laura	228
82	Marie	224
83	Marlene	218
84	Victoria	216
85	Kay	213
86	Joanne	211
87	Anna	209
88	Carole	208
89	Wanda	206
90	Joann	204
91	Jeanne	203
92	Anita	201
93	Dianne	188
94	Marjorie	185
95	Doris	183
96	Sarah	182
97	Penny	173
98	Geraldine	172
99	Norma	170
100	Lynda	168