Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	435
2	Patricia	256
3	Mary	244
4	Susan	226
5	Kathleen	219
6	Barbara	217
7	Carol	196
8	Nancy	188
9	Donna	154
10	Sandra	143
11	Diane	133
12	Judith	119
13	Karen	106
13	Sharon	106
15	Margaret	100
16	Janice	96
17	Cheryl	95
18	Elaine	94
18	Elizabeth	94
20	Joyce	90
21	Deborah	84
22	Gail	81
23	Cynthia	79
24	Paula	78
25	Ann	76

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Suzanne	76
27	Maureen	73
28	Jane	70
29	Joan	67
30	Jean	66
31	Marie	64
32	Janet	63
33	Jeanne	62
34	Lorraine	59
34	Marilyn	59
36	Christine	58
36	Shirley	58
38	Pamela	56
39	Joanne	53
40	Jacqueline	50
41	Dorothy	48
41	Eileen	48
43	Frances	47
44	Carolyn	46
44	Catherine	46
46	Joann	42
47	Anne	40
47	Louise	40
47	Rosemary	40
50	Beverly	39
50	Charlene	39
50	Denise	39
53	Gloria	38
53	Pauline	38
53	Phyllis	38
56	Virginia	36
57	Helen	35
57	Ruth	35
59	Rita	34
60	Lucille	33
61	Ellen	32
61	Geraldine	32
61	Marcia	32
64	Sheila	31
65	Betty	29
65	Paulette	29
67	Claire	28
67	Irene	28
67	Norma	28
67	Theresa	28
71	Martha	27
71	Roberta	27
73	Marjorie	26
73	Rose	26
75	Lois	25
76	Brenda	23
76	Dianne	23
76	Evelyn	23
76	Leslie	23
80	Alice	22
80	Constance	22
82	Diana	21
82	Stephanie	21
84	Bonnie	20
84	Laura	20
86	Judy	19
86	Kathryn	19
86	Lynda	19
89	Angela	18
89	Candace	18
89	Dolores	18
89	Jo	18
89	Katherine	18
89	Lillian	18
89	Maria	18
89	Marsha	18
97	Arlene	17
97	Doris	17
97	Eleanor	17
97	Lynne	17