Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,972
2	Barbara	1,172
3	Patricia	1,128
4	Susan	1,049
5	Sandra	992
6	Carol	985
7	Judith	971
8	Kathleen	958
9	Sharon	919
10	Karen	842
11	Nancy	782
12	Diane	660
13	Linda	631
14	Donna	505
15	Judy	474
16	Jean	418
17	Bonnie	410
18	Margaret	390
19	Janet	374
20	Janice	363
21	Cheryl	340
22	Joan	337
23	Jane	323
23	Shirley	323
25	Marilyn	291

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	273
27	Suzanne	261
28	Joyce	249
29	Beverly	247
30	Darlene	241
31	Ruth	234
32	Ann	219
33	Lynn	214
34	Carolyn	213
35	Christine	209
36	Gloria	202
37	Kathryn	201
38	Pamela	194
39	Elizabeth	184
39	Virginia	184
41	Sue	182
42	Dorothy	180
42	Joanne	180
44	Lois	177
45	Jeanne	176
46	Rita	164
47	Dianne	163
48	Ellen	155
49	Kay	154
49	Rosemary	154
49	Sally	154
52	Elaine	152
53	Gail	148
54	Joann	145
55	Cynthia	144
55	Kathy	144
57	Connie	143
58	Diana	140
59	Marlene	133
60	Catherine	128
61	Phyllis	126
62	Rose	124
63	Helen	122
64	Alice	116
65	Carole	107
66	Jacqueline	106
67	Eileen	102
68	Constance	100
69	Marcia	98
69	Peggy	98
71	Marie	94
72	Geraldine	93
73	Katherine	91
74	Arlene	86
74	Charlotte	86
76	Jo	85
77	Julie	83
78	Charlene	80
79	Sherry	78
80	Sheila	76
81	Anita	74
82	Marjorie	73
83	Vicki	72
84	Martha	71
85	Theresa	70
86	Anne	69
86	Doris	69
88	Louise	68
89	Frances	67
89	Roberta	67
91	Jill	66
91	Laura	66
93	Bonita	65
93	June	65
93	Maureen	65
96	Lorraine	64
97	Delores	63
97	Marsha	63
97	Victoria	63
100	Audrey	62
100	Janis	62
100	Paulette	62