Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	158
2	Linda	147
3	Mary	132
4	Sandra	119
5	Nancy	100
6	Donna	93
7	Susan	91
8	Carol	89
9	Barbara	81
10	Judith	80
11	Sharon	63
12	Diane	53
13	Margaret	45
14	Joan	42
15	Cheryl	40
16	Joyce	38
17	Bonnie	37
17	Jane	37
17	Kathleen	37
20	Betty	36
20	Elizabeth	36
22	Jean	35
22	Judy	35
24	Janet	34
25	Shirley	31

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	30
26	Virginia	30
28	Carolyn	29
28	Janice	29
30	Gail	28
31	Pauline	27
31	Theresa	27
33	Gloria	26
34	Ann	25
34	Brenda	25
34	Ruth	25
34	Suzanne	25
38	Diana	24
38	Lorraine	24
38	Pamela	24
38	Sheila	24
42	Marilyn	23
43	Helen	22
43	Sally	22
45	Cynthia	21
45	Dorothy	21
45	Elaine	21
45	Joanne	21
49	Martha	20
49	Sylvia	20
51	Christine	19
51	Frances	19
51	Marie	19
54	Alice	18
55	Carole	17
55	Irene	17
55	Jeanne	17
55	Rita	17
55	Rose	17
60	Dianne	16
60	Phyllis	16
60	Rebecca	16
63	Catherine	15
63	Charlene	15
63	Karen	15
63	Marcia	15
63	Norma	15
63	Paula	15
69	Claire	14
69	Doris	14
71	Deborah	13
72	Anne	12
72	Darlene	12
72	Ellen	12
72	Kathryn	12
72	Maureen	12
77	Marlene	11
77	Sherry	11
79	Charlotte	10
79	Evelyn	10
79	Lucille	10
79	Marion	10
83	Annette	9
83	Audrey	9
83	Jacqueline	9
83	Louise	9
83	Marsha	9
83	Paulette	9
83	Roberta	9
90	Andrea	8
90	Colleen	8
90	Denise	8
90	Florence	8
90	Jeanette	8
90	Katherine	8
90	Lynne	8
90	Rachel	8
90	Rosemary	8
90	Sue	8
90	Yvonne	8