Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,266
2	Mary	877
3	Sharon	636
4	Barbara	620
5	Patricia	581
6	Carolyn	522
7	Judy	499
8	Carol	454
9	Donna	403
9	Shirley	403
11	Sandra	400
12	Betty	355
13	Nancy	332
14	Karen	306
15	Janice	264
16	Joyce	260
17	Judith	244
18	Susan	231
19	Marilyn	210
20	Margaret	205
21	Beverly	203
22	Glenda	195
23	Phyllis	193
24	Wanda	181
25	Brenda	177

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sherry	176
27	Janet	174
28	Connie	165
29	Helen	163
30	Patsy	159
30	Virginia	159
32	Peggy	154
33	Martha	153
34	Cheryl	150
35	Gloria	140
36	Pamela	137
37	Sue	135
38	Jo	134
39	Diana	131
39	Frances	131
41	Dorothy	122
42	Paula	115
43	Charlotte	110
44	Jane	109
45	Alice	103
46	Norma	102
47	Elizabeth	100
48	Doris	99
48	Lynda	99
50	Kay	94
50	Lois	94
52	Ruth	92
53	Evelyn	89
53	Kathleen	89
55	Anita	88
55	Rita	88
57	Ann	85
57	Bonnie	85
59	Anna	84
60	Marsha	79
60	Rebecca	79
60	Ruby	79
63	Billie	77
64	Kathryn	75
65	Loretta	74
66	Darlene	72
66	Vicki	72
68	Kathy	71
69	Jean	70
70	Joan	69
71	Cynthia	68
71	Laura	68
73	Wilma	67
74	Sally	61
75	Juanita	59
76	Diane	58
77	Edna	56
78	Georgia	55
79	Janie	54
80	Ellen	51
80	Sheila	51
82	Carole	50
82	Delores	50
82	Jan	50
82	Sarah	50
82	Suzanne	50
87	Jackie	49
87	Roberta	49
89	Joy	48
89	Rose	48
91	Katherine	47
92	Jeanne	46
92	Pat	46
94	Charlene	45
94	Elaine	45
96	Janis	44
97	Bobbie	43
97	Gwendolyn	43
99	Margie	41
99	Mildred	41