Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	840
2	Linda	780
3	Patricia	532
4	Barbara	516
5	Carolyn	471
6	Sandra	437
7	Betty	416
8	Carol	394
9	Brenda	370
10	Sharon	367
11	Judith	332
12	Shirley	321
13	Nancy	315
14	Judy	314
15	Donna	254
16	Joyce	252
17	Janet	245
18	Karen	235
19	Margaret	209
20	Wanda	187
21	Elizabeth	176
22	Ruth	173
23	Phyllis	169
23	Virginia	169
25	Connie	161

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	160
27	Gloria	156
28	Janice	147
28	Martha	147
30	Bonnie	145
31	Dorothy	137
31	Frances	137
33	Peggy	129
34	Alice	126
35	Susan	125
36	Anna	114
37	Norma	108
38	Doris	106
39	Diana	95
40	Charlotte	94
41	Jane	92
41	Rebecca	92
43	Beverly	90
44	Joan	84
45	Lois	80
46	Cheryl	78
46	Jean	78
46	Sue	78
49	Evelyn	72
49	Loretta	72
51	Marilyn	71
52	Patty	67
52	Wilma	67
54	Mildred	66
55	Patsy	65
56	Rita	63
56	Thelma	63
58	Ruby	61
59	Sarah	60
60	Jo	57
60	Roberta	57
62	Rose	56
63	Ann	55
63	Darlene	55
63	Kathryn	55
66	Constance	54
67	Kay	51
67	Sylvia	51
69	Juanita	50
70	Edna	49
71	Delores	46
71	Emma	46
71	Pamela	46
71	Sheila	46
75	Ellen	45
76	Hazel	44
77	Dottie	43
77	Eva	43
77	Paula	43
80	Deanna	42
81	Carole	41
81	Deloris	41
81	Nellie	41
84	Edith	40
84	Jacqueline	40
86	Catherine	39
86	Geraldine	39
86	Marjorie	39
86	Sally	39
90	Freda	38
90	Gladys	38
92	Diane	37
92	Josephine	37
92	Katherine	37
92	Laura	37
92	Rosemary	37
97	Drema	36
97	Elsie	36
97	June	36
97	Lillian	36