Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,771
2	Mary	1,015
3	Barbara	702
4	Brenda	675
5	Sharon	653
6	Patricia	639
7	Sandra	590
8	Carolyn	534
9	Nancy	481
10	Donna	480
11	Carol	384
12	Karen	367
13	Judy	355
14	Betty	348
15	Judith	334
16	Shirley	332
17	Joyce	318
18	Susan	280
19	Connie	275
20	Margaret	265
21	Janet	255
22	Beverly	227
23	Phyllis	218
24	Diana	216
25	Pamela	213

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	200
27	Rebecca	196
28	Wanda	191
29	Charlotte	184
30	Peggy	177
31	Helen	175
32	Frances	163
33	Deborah	162
34	Ruth	158
35	Janice	155
36	Bonnie	152
37	Virginia	150
38	Dorothy	134
39	Martha	133
40	Cheryl	132
40	Gloria	132
42	Anna	129
43	Alice	128
44	Cynthia	125
45	Sherry	121
46	Doris	116
47	Sheila	101
48	Sue	99
49	Paula	97
50	Marilyn	96
50	Wilma	96
52	Jane	95
53	Marsha	91
54	Loretta	90
55	Norma	89
55	Sarah	89
57	Kathryn	87
57	Patsy	87
57	Rita	87
57	Rose	87
61	Jo	82
62	Lois	81
63	Ann	80
64	Joan	78
65	Evelyn	75
65	Kathleen	75
67	Catherine	74
67	Jacqueline	74
69	Darlene	72
69	Diane	72
71	Drema	70
72	Ellen	68
72	Vicki	68
74	Patty	67
75	Dianna	66
75	Juanita	66
77	Delores	64
78	Constance	63
78	Edna	63
78	Mildred	63
81	Sally	60
82	Jean	59
83	Geraldine	58
83	Teresa	58
85	Kathy	56
85	Laura	56
85	Ruby	56
85	Thelma	56
89	Anita	55
90	Emma	54
91	Katherine	52
92	Regina	51
93	Rosemary	49
94	Edith	48
95	Carole	46
95	Julia	46
95	Lynda	46
95	Roberta	46
95	Vickie	46
100	Suzanne	45
100	Victoria	45