Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,007
2	Mary	851
3	Barbara	544
4	Sharon	502
5	Carolyn	481
6	Patricia	470
7	Judy	413
8	Carol	409
9	Betty	384
10	Sandra	350
10	Shirley	350
12	Donna	319
13	Nancy	241
14	Joyce	240
15	Karen	229
16	Margaret	222
17	Judith	205
18	Janice	198
19	Wanda	186
20	Marilyn	159
21	Beverly	156
22	Glenda	152
23	Cheryl	146
24	Patsy	144
25	Peggy	143

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	142
27	Susan	141
28	Janet	140
28	Virginia	140
30	Helen	139
31	Phyllis	132
32	Connie	129
33	Frances	126
34	Dorothy	121
35	Gloria	117
36	Sue	115
37	Doris	113
38	Ruth	110
39	Jo	108
40	Brenda	106
41	Charlotte	105
41	Pamela	105
41	Paula	105
44	Diana	101
45	Bonnie	99
46	Lynda	98
47	Elizabeth	93
48	Alice	91
49	Lois	87
50	Ruby	86
50	Sherry	86
52	Norma	85
53	Billie	84
54	Evelyn	83
55	Kay	82
55	Wilma	82
57	Jane	79
58	Anita	76
59	Kathryn	74
60	Ann	73
61	Anna	69
61	Rita	69
63	Vicki	65
64	Jean	63
64	Loretta	63
66	Joan	61
67	Charlene	54
67	Sally	54
69	Kathleen	51
70	Georgia	50
70	Janie	50
72	Carole	49
72	Darlene	49
72	Diane	49
75	Deanna	48
75	Juanita	48
77	Ellen	47
78	Rebecca	46
79	Thelma	45
79	Vivian	45
81	Elaine	44
81	Julia	44
83	Margie	43
84	Cynthia	42
84	Delores	42
86	Jackie	41
86	Rose	41
88	Edna	40
88	Katherine	40
90	Laura	39
91	Eva	38
91	Pat	38
91	Roberta	38
94	Clara	37
94	Gwendolyn	37
94	Marsha	37
97	Mildred	36
97	Saundra	36
97	Velma	36
100	Gail	35
100	Sheila	35