Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	575
2	Susan	275
3	Mary	240
4	Patricia	197
5	Karen	188
5	Kathleen	188
7	Sandra	181
8	Carol	180
9	Barbara	158
10	Judy	156
11	Nancy	141
12	Sharon	136
13	Connie	129
14	Janet	119
15	Carolyn	109
15	Diane	109
17	Marilyn	94
17	Pamela	94
19	Cheryl	87
20	Kathy	85
21	Lynda	84
22	Bonnie	83
23	Margaret	82
24	Janice	80
25	Shirley	76

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathryn	75
27	Peggy	73
28	Ann	70
29	Sherry	69
30	Donna	68
31	Marsha	67
32	Joyce	66
33	Joan	64
34	Christine	62
35	Claudia	57
35	Vicki	57
37	Julie	55
37	Vickie	55
39	Gloria	53
39	Judith	53
41	Sue	51
42	Elaine	50
42	Jo	50
42	Paula	50
45	Betty	49
46	Jean	48
47	Annette	46
47	Beverly	46
47	Helen	46
50	Suzanne	45
51	Diana	44
52	Colleen	42
53	Leslie	41
54	Ruth	39
55	Dorothy	35
55	Patsy	35
55	Rebecca	35
58	Cynthia	34
58	Ellen	34
60	Virginia	33
61	Dixie	32
61	Katherine	32
63	Jeanne	31
63	Lorraine	31
63	Sally	31
63	Sheila	31
67	Darlene	30
67	Elizabeth	30
67	Gayle	30
67	Laura	30
71	Joy	29
72	Alice	28
72	Kay	28
74	Charlotte	27
74	Kristine	27
76	Jolene	26
77	Brenda	25
77	Catherine	25
77	Deanna	25
77	Frances	25
77	Kaye	25
77	Marie	25
77	Sylvia	25
84	Cathy	24
84	Glenda	24
84	Louise	24
84	Marcia	24
84	Norma	24
84	Penny	24
90	Charlene	23
90	Lois	23
90	Terry	23
93	Anita	22
93	Anna	22
93	Geraldine	22
93	Jacqueline	22
93	Jane	22
93	Janis	22
93	Martha	22
100	Irene	21
100	Karla	21
100	Pat	21