Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	570
2	Mary	421
3	Sharon	401
4	Carol	398
5	Susan	386
6	Barbara	361
7	Patricia	352
8	Sandra	335
9	Nancy	294
10	Judy	268
11	Karen	254
12	Donna	236
13	Judith	216
14	Kathleen	212
15	Janice	187
16	Cheryl	186
17	Janet	183
18	Carolyn	154
19	Shirley	151
20	Pamela	146
21	Diane	140
22	Marilyn	139
23	Margaret	132
24	Beverly	111
25	Diana	110

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	107
26	Joyce	107
28	Bonnie	103
29	Kathy	90
30	Virginia	89
31	Joan	88
32	Jean	81
33	Darlene	79
34	Kathryn	71
35	Gail	70
36	Gloria	69
37	Connie	67
37	Joanne	67
39	Sherry	66
39	Suzanne	66
41	Elizabeth	64
42	Ruth	63
43	Dorothy	61
43	Helen	61
45	Sue	59
46	Phyllis	58
47	Sally	57
48	Peggy	56
49	Jo	54
50	Christine	53
51	Anita	52
51	Ann	52
53	Jane	51
53	Kay	51
55	Ellen	50
56	Paula	49
56	Roberta	49
58	Alice	48
58	Vicki	48
60	Charlotte	47
60	Laura	47
62	Julie	46
63	Carole	45
64	Frances	44
64	Marcia	44
66	Jeanne	43
66	Lois	43
66	Sheila	43
69	Rose	40
70	Elaine	39
71	Claudia	38
71	Martha	38
73	Colleen	37
73	Cynthia	37
73	Dianne	37
73	Lynda	37
73	Wanda	37
78	Katherine	36
78	Marie	36
80	Catherine	35
80	Joann	35
80	Norma	35
83	Marlene	34
83	Penny	34
85	Eileen	32
85	Jacqueline	32
85	Jill	32
85	Rita	32
89	Gayle	31
89	Glenda	31
89	Lynn	31
89	Rosemary	31
89	Sheryl	31
94	Evelyn	30
94	Julia	30
94	Sylvia	30
94	Terry	30
98	Doris	29
98	Pat	29
98	Rebecca	29
98	Yvonne	29