Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,750
2	Susan	863
3	Mary	805
4	Patricia	722
5	Barbara	629
6	Sandra	533
7	Karen	525
8	Kathleen	524
9	Carol	522
10	Nancy	516
11	Sharon	471
12	Pamela	376
13	Donna	359
14	Cheryl	339
15	Judy	331
16	Diane	302
17	Judith	296
18	Margaret	284
19	Janice	269
20	Janet	252
21	Christine	242
22	Marilyn	211
23	Shirley	194
24	Carolyn	187
25	Kathy	181

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	180
26	Diana	180
28	Bonnie	175
29	Kathryn	158
30	Betty	154
31	Vicki	150
32	Catherine	146
33	Joyce	145
34	Connie	144
35	Joan	143
36	Virginia	142
37	Beverly	139
37	Elizabeth	139
37	Gail	139
40	Peggy	134
41	Sally	132
42	Julie	128
42	Katherine	128
44	Sherry	121
45	Ann	117
46	Marcia	113
47	Cathy	112
47	Lynn	112
49	Darlene	111
49	Joanne	111
51	Deborah	106
51	Teresa	106
53	Gloria	104
53	Jean	104
55	Colleen	96
56	Rebecca	95
57	Claudia	93
57	Lynda	93
57	Suzanne	93
60	Dorothy	92
61	Frances	91
62	Jane	89
63	Paula	88
64	Marsha	86
65	Alice	85
66	Roberta	84
67	Jo	83
67	Ruth	83
69	Terry	79
70	Charlotte	77
70	Helen	77
70	Janis	77
73	Sue	76
74	Laura	74
75	Jeanne	73
75	Sheila	73
77	Elaine	72
77	Penny	72
79	Leslie	71
79	Marlene	71
81	Victoria	70
82	Theresa	68
83	Dianne	67
84	Candace	66
84	Wendy	66
86	Kay	65
86	Yvonne	65
88	Phyllis	64
89	Charlene	63
89	Constance	63
89	Kristine	63
89	Robin	63
93	Jill	62
93	Rita	62
95	Sheryl	61
96	Gayle	60
96	Jacqueline	60
98	Marie	59
98	Maureen	59
100	Sylvia	58