Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,069
2	Susan	502
3	Mary	442
4	Barbara	396
5	Patricia	359
6	Sharon	357
7	Carol	347
8	Nancy	325
8	Sandra	325
10	Kathleen	301
11	Karen	292
12	Judy	231
13	Donna	225
14	Janet	202
15	Judith	194
16	Pamela	190
17	Janice	186
18	Diane	180
19	Cheryl	172
20	Carolyn	147
21	Margaret	133
22	Marilyn	128
23	Connie	121
24	Christine	119
25	Shirley	117

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	112
27	Joyce	108
27	Kathy	108
29	Kathryn	101
30	Vicki	100
31	Bonnie	98
32	Diana	95
33	Cynthia	93
34	Beverly	91
35	Catherine	90
35	Peggy	90
37	Teresa	83
38	Joan	82
39	Elizabeth	81
39	Sherry	81
41	Marcia	80
42	Jean	77
42	Katherine	77
44	Virginia	76
45	Julie	72
46	Rebecca	71
47	Paula	70
48	Gloria	67
48	Sally	67
50	Charlotte	66
51	Gail	64
52	Jacqueline	63
52	Phyllis	63
54	Darlene	62
54	Deborah	62
56	Dorothy	61
57	Cathy	59
58	Suzanne	58
59	Alice	57
59	Lynn	57
59	Sheila	57
62	Ann	56
62	Sue	56
64	Jane	55
64	Lynda	55
66	Laura	54
67	Roberta	53
68	Colleen	52
68	Joanne	52
68	Leslie	52
71	Janis	51
72	Claudia	49
72	Elaine	49
74	Gayle	48
74	Helen	48
74	Ruth	48
74	Terry	48
74	Theresa	48
79	Jo	46
80	Frances	45
80	Kay	45
82	Martha	43
82	Rita	43
84	Marsha	41
84	Victoria	41
86	Carole	40
86	Lois	40
88	Anne	39
88	Evelyn	39
88	Marie	39
88	Sheryl	39
92	Charlene	38
93	Jeanne	37
93	Marlene	37
95	Rose	36
96	Dianne	35
97	Brenda	34
97	Louise	34
99	Ellen	33
99	Norma	33
99	Penny	33
99	Wanda	33