Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	456
2	Susan	308
3	Mary	256
4	Kathleen	184
5	Karen	173
6	Barbara	166
7	Carol	163
8	Patricia	162
9	Sandra	156
10	Judy	142
11	Pamela	117
12	Connie	116
13	Nancy	113
14	Sharon	111
15	Janet	107
16	Diane	97
17	Carolyn	93
18	Kathryn	91
19	Christine	85
20	Bonnie	82
20	Kathy	82
20	Marilyn	82
23	Marsha	81
24	Cheryl	80
25	Vicki	79

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	72
26	Sherry	72
28	Janice	64
28	Lynda	64
28	Margaret	64
28	Ruth	64
32	Ann	62
32	Colleen	62
34	Vickie	59
35	Peggy	57
36	Julie	55
37	Joan	54
38	Gloria	51
38	Shirley	51
40	Jo	50
41	Donna	49
41	Jane	49
43	Diana	47
44	Beverly	46
44	Elaine	46
46	Katherine	45
46	Paula	45
48	Helen	44
48	Terry	44
50	Judith	42
51	Shauna	41
51	Suzanne	41
53	Claudia	38
53	Sally	38
55	Catherine	36
55	Evelyn	36
55	Jean	36
55	Marcia	36
55	Rebecca	36
60	Annette	35
60	Cynthia	35
60	Leslie	35
63	Kristine	34
63	Virginia	34
65	Cathy	33
66	Elizabeth	32
66	Ellen	32
68	Betty	31
68	Dianne	31
68	Dixie	31
68	Sue	31
72	Gayle	30
72	Jolene	30
72	Teresa	30
75	Charlene	29
76	Alice	28
76	Margie	28
78	Darlene	26
78	Lorraine	26
78	Marie	26
78	Marjorie	26
78	Sheila	26
83	Brenda	25
83	Dorothy	25
83	Sherrie	25
86	Patsy	24
86	Penny	24
88	Eileen	23
88	Frances	23
88	Jackie	23
88	Martha	23
92	Jeanne	22
92	Lana	22
94	Becky	21
94	Deanna	21
94	Georgia	21
94	Jacqueline	21
94	Jill	21
99	Norma	20
99	Phyllis	20