Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,780
2	Barbara	926
3	Carol	914
4	Patricia	859
5	Judith	848
6	Sandra	829
7	Karen	760
8	Sharon	757
9	Susan	736
10	Kathleen	719
11	Nancy	605
12	Diane	514
13	Linda	480
14	Donna	388
15	Judy	382
16	Jean	350
17	Bonnie	344
18	Jane	327
19	Janet	323
20	Joan	306
21	Janice	283
21	Shirley	283
23	Margaret	282
24	Marilyn	274
25	Betty	255

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	240
27	Ruth	220
28	Beverly	213
29	Darlene	212
30	Cheryl	208
31	Elizabeth	184
32	Gloria	175
33	Virginia	171
34	Kathryn	164
35	Ann	162
36	Dianne	156
37	Lois	153
38	Elaine	150
39	Joanne	149
40	Dorothy	148
41	Carolyn	147
42	Diana	138
42	Sally	138
44	Kay	137
45	Pamela	132
45	Sue	132
47	Suzanne	127
48	Gail	123
49	Helen	121
50	Lynn	120
51	Jeanne	117
51	Rita	117
53	Joann	116
54	Christine	114
54	Marie	114
56	Catherine	112
57	Ellen	110
58	Rosemary	109
59	Phyllis	108
60	Marlene	107
61	Carole	106
62	Arlene	96
63	Alice	95
64	Eileen	92
65	Marcia	91
65	Marjorie	91
67	Connie	89
67	Rose	89
69	Jacqueline	84
70	Kathy	82
71	Audrey	80
71	Geraldine	80
73	Roberta	77
74	Julie	76
75	Katherine	73
76	Charlotte	72
77	Doris	71
78	Peggy	70
78	Victoria	70
80	Sheila	68
81	Jeanette	64
81	June	64
81	Louise	64
84	Charlene	63
85	Frances	61
86	Constance	59
86	Cynthia	59
86	Lynne	59
89	Martha	56
90	Delores	54
91	Lorraine	53
92	Jo	52
92	Vicki	52
94	Laura	49
94	Maureen	49
96	Yvonne	48
97	Paula	47
98	Jill	46
99	Georgia	45
100	Andrea	44
100	Anita	44
100	Dolores	44
100	Theresa	44