Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	329
2	Susan	285
3	Mary	220
4	Patricia	190
5	Karen	181
6	Carol	175
7	Judy	173
8	Kathleen	168
9	Barbara	153
10	Sharon	150
11	Sandra	147
12	Janet	108
13	Nancy	98
14	Carolyn	92
15	Diane	88
16	Connie	85
17	Kathy	83
17	Pamela	83
19	Marilyn	80
20	Bonnie	79
21	Janice	76
22	Margaret	75
23	Cheryl	70
24	Joyce	67
25	Betty	62

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	60
27	Kathryn	59
28	Donna	57
28	Elaine	57
30	Ann	56
31	Peggy	54
31	Vicki	54
33	Judith	53
34	Ruth	51
34	Shirley	51
36	Jo	48
37	Suzanne	47
38	Beverly	46
38	Claudia	46
38	Sue	46
41	Jean	45
41	Sherry	45
43	Helen	44
44	Gloria	43
45	Christine	42
45	Marsha	42
47	Julie	40
48	Lynda	39
48	Virginia	39
50	Diana	38
51	Colleen	37
51	Leslie	37
53	Sally	36
53	Sheila	36
55	Dorothy	34
55	Jeanne	34
55	Kay	34
58	Paula	32
59	Annette	31
60	Elizabeth	30
60	Jane	30
60	Pat	30
63	Dixie	29
63	Geraldine	29
65	Laura	28
66	Dianne	27
66	Katherine	27
66	Lois	27
66	Marie	27
66	Patsy	27
71	Vickie	26
72	Anita	25
72	Frances	25
72	Rebecca	25
72	Sylvia	25
76	Catherine	24
77	Alice	23
77	Carla	23
77	Gayle	23
77	Norma	23
77	Phyllis	23
82	Charlotte	22
82	Darlene	22
82	Terry	22
85	Eileen	21
85	Jolene	21
85	Marcia	21
85	Marjorie	21
89	Marlene	20
90	Deanna	19
90	Joanne	19
90	Lorraine	19
90	Louise	19
90	Margie	19
90	Margo	19
90	Shauna	19
90	Sherrie	19
98	Brenda	18
98	Evelyn	18
98	Joann	18
98	Rosemary	18
98	Trudy	18