Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,064
2	Mary	914
3	Sharon	610
4	Barbara	567
5	Patricia	558
6	Carolyn	531
7	Judy	491
8	Donna	457
9	Sandra	442
10	Carol	391
11	Karen	345
12	Betty	344
12	Nancy	344
14	Shirley	322
15	Joyce	295
16	Janice	277
17	Marilyn	254
18	Susan	249
19	Connie	235
20	Judith	222
21	Brenda	221
21	Margaret	221
23	Janet	220
24	Glenda	205
25	Phyllis	204

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wanda	189
27	Sherry	188
28	Pamela	185
29	Cheryl	183
30	Beverly	165
31	Peggy	156
32	Paula	154
33	Virginia	148
34	Martha	144
35	Elizabeth	139
36	Jo	138
37	Cynthia	127
37	Patsy	127
39	Diana	125
39	Gloria	125
39	Jane	125
42	Kathryn	122
42	Lynda	122
44	Helen	121
45	Doris	115
46	Frances	108
46	Vicki	108
48	Dorothy	107
48	Sue	107
50	Charlotte	103
51	Rita	101
52	Anita	99
53	Alice	98
53	Kathleen	98
55	Rebecca	92
56	Norma	88
57	Ruth	86
58	Kathy	85
59	Ann	83
59	Deborah	83
61	Lois	75
62	Diane	73
63	Kay	72
64	Anna	70
65	Jean	69
66	Bonnie	67
67	Evelyn	66
67	Sheila	66
69	Ruby	65
70	Billie	64
71	Laura	63
71	Wilma	63
73	Darlene	62
73	Janis	62
75	Joan	61
75	Marsha	61
77	Jan	58
77	Loretta	58
79	Georgia	57
80	Jackie	56
81	Janie	54
81	Katherine	54
81	Roberta	54
81	Teresa	54
85	Dianna	51
85	Sally	51
87	Suzanne	50
88	Charlene	49
88	Sarah	49
90	Gwendolyn	48
90	Margie	48
92	Jacqueline	47
92	Rose	47
94	Carole	46
94	Marcia	46
96	Delores	45
96	Gail	45
96	Toni	45
96	Vickie	45
100	Juanita	44