Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,121
2	Mary	504
3	Patricia	432
4	Susan	421
5	Sharon	394
6	Nancy	381
7	Carol	377
8	Barbara	372
9	Sandra	350
10	Karen	300
11	Kathleen	295
12	Donna	260
13	Judy	250
14	Cheryl	230
15	Judith	212
16	Janet	205
17	Janice	198
18	Pamela	168
19	Marilyn	163
20	Margaret	152
21	Diane	148
22	Shirley	129
23	Carolyn	127
24	Betty	123
24	Kathy	123

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	114
27	Diana	108
28	Beverly	107
29	Joyce	105
30	Sally	100
31	Bonnie	97
31	Connie	97
33	Joan	88
34	Peggy	86
35	Jean	83
35	Virginia	83
37	Suzanne	80
38	Kathryn	79
39	Cynthia	77
40	Ann	76
40	Vicki	76
42	Catherine	74
43	Julie	71
43	Sherry	71
45	Elizabeth	70
46	Gloria	69
46	Jane	69
48	Gail	68
49	Ruth	67
50	Frances	64
50	Joanne	64
52	Dorothy	62
53	Laura	61
53	Lynda	61
53	Penny	61
56	Jeanne	59
56	Paula	59
58	Darlene	58
58	Helen	58
58	Roberta	58
61	Alice	57
61	Claudia	57
61	Janis	57
64	Terry	56
65	Katherine	54
65	Lois	54
65	Lynn	54
68	Cathy	52
68	Sue	52
70	Jacqueline	51
70	Sheila	51
72	Charlene	50
72	Marcia	50
74	Colleen	48
74	Jo	48
74	Phyllis	48
77	Elaine	47
78	Rebecca	46
79	Glenda	45
80	Teresa	44
81	Gayle	43
82	Kay	42
83	Dianne	41
83	Evelyn	41
85	Anne	40
85	Eileen	40
85	Leslie	40
88	Anita	39
88	Brenda	39
88	Carole	39
88	Charlotte	39
92	Joann	38
93	Ellen	37
93	Pat	37
95	Martha	36
95	Rita	36
95	Theresa	36
95	Wanda	36
99	Marsha	35
99	Toni	35