Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1947

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,255
2	Linda	1,822
3	Susan	1,302
4	Barbara	1,255
5	Patricia	1,179
6	Sandra	1,134
7	Kathleen	1,079
8	Carol	973
9	Sharon	963
10	Judith	906
11	Karen	861
12	Nancy	860
13	Diane	758
14	Donna	571
15	Jean	444
16	Cheryl	440
17	Margaret	421
18	Judy	420
19	Jane	407
20	Janice	393
21	Bonnie	388
22	Janet	355
23	Joan	340
24	Shirley	318
25	Marilyn	308

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	297
27	Betty	279
28	Pamela	271
29	Suzanne	259
30	Darlene	255
31	Lynn	253
32	Cynthia	252
33	Joyce	250
34	Beverly	247
35	Gloria	225
36	Ann	219
36	Kathryn	219
38	Elizabeth	217
39	Joanne	211
40	Jeanne	199
41	Ruth	198
42	Gail	196
43	Virginia	195
44	Sue	192
45	Lois	184
46	Kay	183
47	Carolyn	182
48	Sally	176
49	Ellen	169
50	Connie	159
51	Peggy	158
52	Kathy	153
53	Catherine	151
54	Dianne	147
55	Dorothy	141
55	Jacqueline	141
57	Rita	138
57	Rosemary	138
59	Diana	137
60	Joann	135
60	Katherine	135
62	Elaine	128
63	Phyllis	127
64	Marcia	125
65	Alice	124
65	Marlene	124
67	Julie	123
68	Helen	119
68	Vicki	119
70	Rose	118
71	Eileen	113
72	Marjorie	112
73	Constance	111
74	Jo	109
74	Marie	109
76	Lynda	101
77	Bonita	95
78	Roberta	93
79	Kristine	92
79	Sherry	92
81	Carla	89
82	Maureen	88
83	June	86
83	Paula	86
85	Geraldine	82
86	Victoria	81
87	Theresa	80
88	Charlene	78
88	Charlotte	78
90	Anne	76
90	Dawn	76
90	Jill	76
93	Gayle	74
93	Yvonne	74
95	Frances	73
95	Marsha	73
97	Janis	72
97	Sheila	72
99	Doris	68
100	Arlene	67
100	Laura	67