Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	444
2	Mary	281
3	Patricia	278
4	Barbara	247
5	Carol	232
6	Sandra	210
7	Susan	206
8	Nancy	183
9	Kathleen	181
10	Donna	179
11	Judith	172
12	Diane	143
13	Janice	122
14	Elaine	111
15	Elizabeth	101
16	Ann	98
17	Karen	96
18	Suzanne	94
19	Jane	92
19	Joan	92
19	Margaret	92
19	Paula	92
19	Sharon	92
24	Cheryl	90
25	Joyce	88

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gail	87
27	Lorraine	86
28	Jean	83
29	Cynthia	80
30	Maureen	76
31	Beverly	72
32	Jeanne	71
32	Marie	71
34	Shirley	65
35	Deborah	62
35	Janet	62
37	Catherine	61
38	Carolyn	59
38	Marilyn	59
40	Eileen	57
41	Christine	56
41	Joanne	56
43	Dorothy	55
43	Pamela	55
45	Frances	53
46	Pauline	51
46	Virginia	51
48	Anne	49
48	Sheila	49
50	Claire	47
50	Helen	47
52	Jacqueline	46
52	Joann	46
52	Lucille	46
55	Rosemary	44
56	Ruth	39
57	Alice	38
57	Louise	38
57	Rita	38
57	Theresa	38
61	Phyllis	37
62	Paulette	36
63	Geraldine	35
64	Martha	34
65	Betty	33
66	Dianne	32
66	Ellen	32
66	Gloria	32
66	Roberta	32
70	Diana	29
70	Marjorie	29
72	Constance	28
72	Jo	28
72	Rose	28
75	Lois	27
76	Marcia	26
76	Norma	26
78	Charlene	25
78	Denise	25
78	Eleanor	25
81	Katherine	24
82	Judy	23
83	Evelyn	22
83	Maria	22
83	Priscilla	22
86	Andrea	21
86	Arlene	21
86	Claudette	21
89	Carole	20
89	Irene	20
91	Jeannette	19
91	June	19
91	Kathy	19
91	Marsha	19
95	Charlotte	18
95	Kathryn	18
95	Leslie	18
95	Lynda	18
95	Muriel	18
100	Dolores	17
100	Doris	17
100	Lynn	17
100	Maryann	17