Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1948

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	146
3	Susan	134
4	Sandra	119
5	Patricia	116
6	Nancy	99
7	Barbara	95
8	Donna	83
9	Carol	81
10	Diane	64
11	Sharon	58
12	Bonnie	51
12	Kathleen	51
14	Margaret	50
15	Deborah	47
15	Judith	47
17	Brenda	45
18	Cynthia	42
19	Elizabeth	41
19	Gail	41
19	Pamela	41
22	Jean	37
22	Suzanne	37
24	Shirley	36
25	Cheryl	35

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	34
27	Jane	33
28	Joan	32
29	Elaine	30
30	Beverly	29
30	Diana	29
30	Janet	29
30	Judy	29
30	Karen	29
35	Carolyn	28
36	Betty	27
36	Janice	27
36	Ruth	27
39	Sally	26
40	Martha	25
41	Ann	24
41	Joyce	24
41	Theresa	24
44	Sheila	23
45	Anne	22
45	Joanne	22
45	Marie	22
45	Marilyn	22
49	Dorothy	21
49	Helen	21
51	Claire	20
51	Marcia	20
51	Paula	20
54	Christine	19
54	Frances	19
54	Lorraine	19
54	Priscilla	19
58	Jacqueline	18
58	Louise	18
60	Catherine	17
60	Rebecca	17
62	Laura	16
62	Rita	16
64	Joann	15
64	Lois	15
64	Pauline	15
67	Connie	14
67	Dianne	14
67	Rose	14
70	Eileen	13
70	Katherine	13
70	Lynda	13
70	Maureen	13
70	Virginia	13
75	Charlene	12
75	Constance	12
75	Darlene	12
75	Rosemary	12
75	Sheryl	12
80	Candace	11
80	June	11
80	Phyllis	11
80	Sylvia	11
84	Andrea	10
84	Ellen	10
84	Lillian	10
84	Rachel	10
84	Wanda	10
89	Doris	9
89	Jeanne	9
89	Jill	9
89	Lucille	9
89	Michele	9
89	Sherry	9
95	Arlene	8
95	Carlene	8
95	Claudette	8
95	Evelyn	8
95	Geraldine	8
95	Leslie	8
95	Lynn	8
95	Marjorie	8
95	Norma	8
95	Paulette	8
95	Roberta	8
95	Valerie	8
95	Victoria	8
95	Wendy	8