Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,057
2	Mary	1,016
3	Barbara	732
4	Patricia	678
5	Sandra	628
6	Sharon	571
7	Carolyn	530
8	Brenda	507
9	Nancy	471
10	Betty	451
11	Carol	450
12	Shirley	376
13	Judith	370
14	Judy	368
15	Donna	354
16	Karen	324
17	Joyce	272
18	Janet	241
19	Margaret	239
20	Susan	225
21	Connie	221
22	Wanda	217
23	Phyllis	214
24	Gloria	201
25	Bonnie	197

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	189
27	Elizabeth	184
28	Janice	180
29	Diana	176
30	Virginia	174
31	Peggy	173
32	Helen	171
33	Martha	168
34	Charlotte	166
35	Dorothy	164
36	Beverly	160
37	Ruth	159
38	Frances	144
39	Norma	125
40	Doris	124
41	Alice	120
42	Anna	114
43	Loretta	112
44	Cheryl	110
45	Jo	107
46	Lois	105
47	Pamela	104
48	Sue	101
49	Jane	94
49	Joan	94
51	Rita	87
51	Rose	87
53	Evelyn	82
54	Marilyn	81
54	Patsy	81
54	Sarah	81
57	Sheila	77
58	Kathryn	76
59	Jean	75
59	Juanita	75
61	Ann	73
62	Sylvia	71
63	Patty	70
64	Wilma	69
65	Delores	67
66	Ruby	66
67	Paula	64
68	Kathleen	62
68	Mildred	62
70	Diane	60
70	Sherry	60
72	Constance	59
72	Ellen	59
72	Thelma	59
75	Edith	58
76	Roberta	56
77	Darlene	55
77	Emma	55
77	Jacqueline	55
80	Joann	53
81	Drema	52
81	Julia	52
83	Edna	50
84	Catherine	49
85	Carole	48
85	Deloris	48
85	Kay	48
88	Cynthia	47
89	Freda	46
90	Anita	45
90	Katherine	45
92	Laura	43
92	Sally	43
94	Glenna	42
94	Rosemary	42
96	Dottie	40
96	Geraldine	40
96	Kathy	40
96	Marie	40
100	Clara	39
100	Eva	39
100	Sara	39