Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,796
2	Mary	1,082
3	Patricia	805
4	Sandra	743
5	Barbara	735
6	Sharon	688
7	Brenda	632
8	Carolyn	577
9	Nancy	529
10	Donna	445
11	Betty	428
12	Shirley	422
13	Carol	421
14	Judy	419
15	Judith	413
16	Karen	381
17	Joyce	297
18	Connie	292
19	Margaret	269
20	Janet	262
21	Rebecca	248
22	Susan	242
23	Beverly	209
24	Diana	207
25	Phyllis	203

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	201
27	Gloria	199
28	Bonnie	197
29	Martha	196
30	Virginia	193
31	Peggy	177
32	Wanda	176
33	Ruth	173
34	Helen	168
35	Frances	165
36	Pamela	160
37	Alice	157
38	Janice	154
39	Charlotte	153
40	Dorothy	152
41	Anna	137
42	Jo	126
43	Norma	125
44	Jane	117
45	Cheryl	115
46	Lois	104
47	Rita	102
48	Rose	101
48	Sue	101
50	Evelyn	100
51	Doris	96
52	Patsy	93
53	Loretta	88
54	Patty	87
55	Catherine	86
55	Cynthia	86
55	Marilyn	86
55	Sherry	86
59	Diane	85
60	Delores	84
61	Kathryn	83
62	Darlene	81
62	Sheila	81
64	Joan	79
65	Jean	74
66	Juanita	72
67	Ann	71
68	Wilma	70
69	Deloris	69
69	Sally	69
71	Sarah	68
72	Deborah	67
72	Jacqueline	67
72	Paula	67
75	Anita	64
76	Constance	63
77	Shelia	61
78	Mildred	60
79	Roberta	59
80	Edna	57
80	Glenna	57
82	Ellen	56
82	Kathleen	56
84	Emma	54
84	Kay	54
84	Ruby	54
87	Carole	53
87	Dianna	53
87	Julia	53
87	Sylvia	53
91	Vicki	52
92	Christine	51
92	Edith	51
94	Lynda	49
95	Marsha	48
95	Rosemary	48
95	Suzanne	48
98	Eva	46
99	Thelma	45
99	Vivian	45