Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	287
2	Barbara	268
3	Carol	253
3	Mary	253
5	Linda	200
6	Sandra	182
7	Susan	174
8	Nancy	167
9	Kathleen	166
10	Judith	157
11	Donna	138
12	Joan	112
13	Margaret	107
14	Janice	106
15	Elaine	103
16	Ann	102
17	Joyce	90
18	Diane	89
19	Cheryl	88
20	Elizabeth	82
20	Paula	82
22	Karen	80
22	Sharon	80
24	Carolyn	77
25	Suzanne	76

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	72
27	Beverly	71
27	Dorothy	71
27	Gail	71
30	Maureen	69
31	Janet	68
32	Jane	64
32	Lorraine	64
34	Jeanne	62
34	Shirley	62
36	Marilyn	61
37	Jacqueline	60
38	Cynthia	57
39	Frances	55
40	Christine	53
41	Anne	51
42	Marie	50
43	Pauline	49
44	Gloria	48
45	Dianne	45
45	Joanne	45
45	Virginia	45
48	Pamela	43
49	Sheila	42
50	Rosemary	41
51	Lucille	40
52	Deborah	39
52	Joann	39
54	Roberta	38
55	Marcia	37
55	Theresa	37
57	Eileen	36
57	Ellen	36
59	Catherine	34
59	Constance	34
61	Helen	33
61	Phyllis	33
63	Alice	32
63	Carole	32
63	Claire	32
63	Martha	32
67	Lois	30
67	Louise	30
69	Diana	28
70	Arlene	27
70	Geraldine	27
72	Leslie	26
72	Rita	26
72	Ruth	26
75	Paulette	25
76	Judy	24
76	Priscilla	24
76	Rose	24
79	Jo	23
79	Marjorie	23
81	Marsha	22
82	Betty	21
82	Denise	21
82	Doris	21
82	Maria	21
82	Norma	21
87	Charlene	20
87	Irene	20
89	Brenda	19
89	Evelyn	19
91	Eleanor	18
91	Kathryn	18
93	Charlotte	17
93	Dolores	17
93	Lillian	17
93	Lynne	17
97	Anita	16
97	Florence	16
97	Lynn	16
97	Mildred	16