Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	916
2	Mary	753
3	Susan	665
4	Patricia	650
5	Carol	627
6	Sharon	614
7	Barbara	613
8	Sandra	548
9	Nancy	483
10	Judy	482
11	Karen	438
12	Kathleen	410
13	Donna	339
14	Judith	331
15	Diane	313
16	Janet	290
17	Cheryl	285
18	Pamela	276
19	Janice	268
20	Marilyn	241
21	Shirley	230
22	Margaret	229
23	Carolyn	226
24	Bonnie	169
25	Kathy	167

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	162
27	Diana	157
27	Joan	157
29	Virginia	146
30	Joyce	145
31	Christine	139
32	Connie	137
33	Kathryn	134
34	Vicki	133
35	Beverly	127
36	Jean	125
37	Sally	121
38	Gloria	116
39	Elizabeth	114
39	Gail	114
41	Ann	111
41	Lynn	111
43	Darlene	107
44	Peggy	104
45	Helen	101
46	Marcia	100
46	Suzanne	100
48	Catherine	97
48	Sue	97
50	Jane	96
50	Ruth	96
52	Sherry	93
53	Dorothy	92
54	Elaine	91
54	Joanne	91
56	Julie	87
57	Cynthia	86
58	Dianne	84
58	Roberta	84
60	Lynda	83
61	Katherine	80
61	Phyllis	80
63	Paula	79
64	Claudia	78
65	Lois	77
66	Carole	76
67	Charlene	75
67	Frances	75
67	Jo	75
70	Kay	73
70	Sheila	73
72	Jacqueline	72
72	Laura	72
74	Marsha	71
75	Leslie	70
76	Alice	69
76	Charlotte	69
76	Jeanne	69
76	Pat	69
80	Anita	68
81	Marie	67
82	Eileen	66
82	Gayle	66
84	Penny	65
85	Anne	62
85	Colleen	62
87	Terry	60
88	Martha	59
89	Marlene	56
89	Patty	56
91	Sylvia	55
92	Ellen	54
92	Georgia	54
92	Janis	54
95	Cathy	52
95	Constance	52
97	Norma	51
98	Joann	50
98	Rita	50
98	Robin	50