Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Carol	243
2	Patricia	217
3	Mary	215
4	Barbara	214
5	Linda	155
6	Judith	152
7	Sandra	150
8	Susan	133
9	Kathleen	107
10	Nancy	104
11	Elaine	98
12	Joan	89
13	Janice	87
14	Donna	86
15	Elizabeth	82
16	Ann	79
17	Diane	76
18	Marilyn	75
19	Janet	74
19	Joyce	74
21	Margaret	70
22	Carolyn	65
23	Suzanne	63
24	Jane	62
25	Jean	61

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dorothy	59
27	Karen	55
27	Lorraine	55
29	Cheryl	54
30	Beverly	53
31	Jeanne	50
31	Sharon	50
33	Paula	49
34	Maureen	48
35	Gail	47
36	Lucille	46
36	Marie	46
38	Jacqueline	42
39	Anne	40
40	Gloria	39
40	Joanne	39
40	Phyllis	39
43	Carole	38
43	Cynthia	38
43	Shirley	38
46	Constance	37
46	Virginia	37
48	Geraldine	36
48	Lois	36
50	Catherine	35
50	Frances	35
50	Sheila	35
53	Helen	34
53	Rita	34
55	Martha	33
55	Pamela	33
57	Pauline	32
57	Ruth	32
59	Christine	30
59	Marjorie	30
61	Claire	28
61	Dianne	28
61	Louise	28
64	Deborah	27
64	Roberta	27
66	Alice	26
66	Brenda	26
66	Eileen	26
66	Marcia	26
70	Leslie	25
71	Judy	24
71	Rose	24
73	Betty	22
73	Doris	22
73	Rosemary	22
73	Theresa	22
77	Evelyn	21
77	Irene	21
77	Joann	21
80	Arlene	20
80	Lynn	20
82	Priscilla	19
83	Bonnie	18
83	Ellen	18
83	June	18
83	Meredith	18
87	Diana	17
87	Dolores	17
87	Marion	17
87	Muriel	17
87	Paulette	17
92	Eleanor	16
92	Katherine	16
92	Maria	16
92	Vivian	16
96	Anita	15
96	Annette	15
96	Lillian	15
99	Bernadette	14
99	Charlotte	14
99	Jeannette	14
99	Marianne	14
99	Marsha	14