Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,697
2	Mary	790
3	Susan	773
4	Patricia	733
5	Barbara	681
6	Nancy	588
7	Sharon	575
8	Sandra	569
9	Carol	549
10	Kathleen	499
11	Karen	469
12	Judy	427
13	Diane	366
14	Donna	365
15	Judith	348
16	Pamela	338
17	Janet	335
18	Cheryl	322
19	Janice	313
20	Marilyn	289
21	Margaret	242
22	Carolyn	231
23	Shirley	214
24	Kathy	196
25	Bonnie	182

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	177
27	Vicki	173
28	Beverly	169
29	Joan	167
30	Diana	166
31	Connie	161
32	Betty	155
33	Joyce	151
34	Peggy	148
35	Elizabeth	147
35	Kathryn	147
35	Lynn	147
38	Gail	144
39	Cynthia	139
40	Ann	137
40	Jean	137
42	Sally	134
43	Virginia	132
44	Lynda	128
45	Darlene	123
46	Marcia	122
47	Gloria	120
48	Sherry	115
49	Catherine	113
50	Julie	109
50	Katherine	109
50	Roberta	109
53	Cathy	102
54	Dorothy	101
54	Paula	101
56	Helen	100
57	Joanne	99
57	Laura	99
59	Sue	97
59	Suzanne	97
61	Jane	96
61	Penny	96
63	Janis	95
63	Ruth	95
65	Jo	94
66	Phyllis	93
67	Marsha	91
68	Charlotte	81
69	Claudia	79
69	Jeanne	79
69	Leslie	79
69	Rita	79
73	Dianne	76
74	Sheila	75
75	Alice	74
75	Gayle	74
77	Kay	73
78	Frances	72
79	Carole	71
79	Teresa	71
81	Lois	70
81	Terry	70
83	Elaine	69
83	Jacqueline	69
85	Robin	68
86	Martha	66
87	Candace	65
88	Anita	64
88	Charlene	64
88	Rebecca	64
91	Colleen	63
91	Marie	63
93	Deborah	60
93	Marlene	60
95	Anne	59
96	Constance	58
96	Jill	58
96	Norma	58
96	Valerie	58
100	Joann	57
100	Louise	57
100	Maureen	57