Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	458
2	Mary	371
3	Carol	341
4	Sharon	313
5	Patricia	300
6	Barbara	270
7	Sandra	261
8	Susan	237
9	Judy	231
10	Karen	216
11	Nancy	214
12	Judith	193
13	Donna	174
14	Janet	165
15	Kathleen	158
16	Carolyn	129
17	Cheryl	128
18	Shirley	126
19	Janice	117
20	Marilyn	103
21	Betty	102
21	Joyce	102
23	Diane	100
24	Pamela	93
25	Margaret	91

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diana	83
27	Virginia	82
28	Beverly	81
29	Bonnie	80
30	Joan	73
31	Dorothy	71
32	Jean	70
33	Connie	67
34	Joanne	64
35	Kathy	63
36	Gloria	60
37	Darlene	57
38	Sally	56
39	Ruth	54
40	Phyllis	52
41	Gail	51
41	Kathryn	51
43	Lois	49
44	Alice	46
45	Elizabeth	45
45	Kay	45
45	Vicki	45
48	Ann	44
48	Dianne	44
50	Carole	41
50	Peggy	41
50	Roberta	41
53	Elaine	40
53	Frances	40
53	Jane	40
56	Helen	39
56	Martha	39
58	Charlotte	38
58	Laura	38
58	Suzanne	38
61	Katherine	37
61	Lynda	37
61	Sheila	37
64	Evelyn	36
64	Marjorie	36
66	Charlene	35
66	Claudia	35
68	Catherine	34
68	Marcia	34
68	Pat	34
71	Jacqueline	33
71	Julie	33
71	Sherry	33
71	Sue	33
75	Sheryl	32
76	Jeanne	31
77	Ellen	30
77	Jo	30
77	Louise	30
77	Marlene	30
81	Christine	29
82	Anne	28
82	Colleen	28
84	Penny	26
84	Sylvia	26
84	Terry	26
87	Doris	25
87	Gayle	25
87	Georgia	25
87	Marie	25
87	Rebecca	25
92	Geraldine	24
92	Paula	24
94	Lynn	23
95	Delores	22
95	Joy	22
95	Patsy	22
95	Wanda	22
99	Deanna	21
99	Eileen	21
99	Marsha	21
99	Victoria	21