Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	818
2	Mary	655
3	Carol	592
4	Patricia	551
5	Barbara	536
6	Sharon	512
7	Susan	495
8	Judy	455
9	Sandra	424
10	Karen	407
11	Nancy	385
12	Judith	332
13	Donna	325
14	Kathleen	310
15	Janet	294
16	Diane	284
17	Cheryl	245
18	Margaret	239
19	Marilyn	231
20	Janice	215
21	Shirley	193
22	Carolyn	186
23	Pamela	175
24	Betty	166
25	Bonnie	162

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	158
27	Joan	156
28	Kathy	148
29	Diana	146
30	Ann	128
31	Gloria	123
31	Sally	123
33	Virginia	121
34	Jean	120
35	Beverly	112
36	Joanne	111
37	Darlene	108
38	Carole	106
39	Roberta	101
40	Gail	99
41	Dorothy	98
41	Peggy	98
41	Vicki	98
44	Ruth	96
45	Connie	95
46	Elizabeth	94
46	Kathryn	94
48	Dianne	92
49	Marcia	90
50	Jane	87
51	Helen	84
52	Lynn	80
53	Lois	79
54	Elaine	78
55	Christine	77
55	Kay	77
57	Phyllis	72
58	Claudia	71
59	Sherry	70
60	Alice	69
60	Catherine	69
60	Lynda	69
63	Charlotte	67
64	Sue	65
65	Frances	64
65	Suzanne	64
67	Paula	63
68	Colleen	61
68	Marjorie	61
70	Sheila	60
71	Jacqueline	59
71	Jo	59
71	Julie	59
74	Martha	58
74	Penny	58
76	Katherine	57
76	Pat	57
78	Anne	53
78	Ellen	53
78	Marie	53
81	Anita	51
81	Charlene	51
81	Leslie	51
84	Lynne	50
85	Marlene	49
86	Jeanne	48
86	Marsha	48
88	Gayle	47
88	Joann	47
90	Laura	46
90	Norma	46
92	Eileen	45
92	Georgia	45
94	Geraldine	44
94	Victoria	44
96	Sylvia	43
97	Arlene	42
97	Janis	42
97	Jill	42
100	Deanna	41
100	Rosemary	41