Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	276
2	Mary	195
3	Carol	190
4	Judy	173
4	Susan	173
6	Barbara	154
7	Kathleen	145
8	Karen	139
9	Sandra	133
10	Patricia	120
10	Sharon	120
12	Carolyn	101
13	Marilyn	96
14	Nancy	89
15	Bonnie	85
15	Connie	85
17	Joyce	72
18	Janet	70
19	Pamela	63
19	Shirley	63
21	Cheryl	62
21	Janice	62
23	Diane	61
23	Margaret	61
25	Judith	59

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	58
26	Donna	58
28	Joan	57
29	Kathy	54
30	Ann	52
31	Kathryn	51
32	Ruth	50
33	Dorothy	48
34	Diana	44
35	Elaine	43
35	Helen	43
37	Gloria	42
37	Lynda	42
37	Vicki	42
40	Beverly	39
40	Peggy	39
42	Claudia	38
42	Kay	38
44	Jane	37
45	Jo	35
45	Marcia	35
45	Virginia	35
48	Dianne	34
48	Julie	34
50	Colleen	33
51	Gayle	32
51	Jean	32
51	Laura	32
54	Dixie	31
54	Sherry	31
54	Suzanne	31
57	Annette	30
57	Elizabeth	30
59	Leslie	29
60	Ellen	28
61	Alice	27
61	Vickie	27
63	Charlene	26
64	Lois	25
64	Norma	25
64	Sheila	25
67	Lorraine	23
67	Marie	23
67	Marsha	23
67	Rosemary	23
67	Sylvia	23
72	Eileen	22
72	Evelyn	22
72	Irene	22
72	Paula	22
76	Georgia	20
76	Rose	20
76	Vicky	20
79	Marjorie	19
79	Patsy	19
81	Geraldine	18
81	Louise	18
81	Penny	18
81	Rebecca	18
81	Sue	18
86	Christine	17
86	Katherine	17
86	Martha	17
89	Doris	16
89	Frances	16
89	Jeanne	16
89	Phyllis	16
93	Anne	15
93	Arlene	15
93	Carole	15
93	Jan	15
93	Jeanette	15
93	Maxine	15
93	Pat	15
93	Sally	15
93	Sharlene	15