Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,171
2	Linda	1,978
3	Susan	1,432
4	Barbara	1,295
5	Kathleen	1,144
6	Patricia	1,118
7	Sandra	1,019
8	Carol	879
9	Sharon	851
10	Nancy	837
11	Judith	795
12	Karen	792
13	Diane	687
14	Donna	530
15	Christine	417
16	Margaret	409
17	Jean	408
18	Bonnie	392
19	Jane	368
20	Cheryl	359
21	Judy	322
22	Janice	321
23	Janet	307
24	Pamela	295
25	Shirley	292

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	278
27	Joan	271
28	Beverly	257
29	Marilyn	253
30	Elizabeth	244
31	Lynn	242
32	Darlene	235
32	Kathryn	235
34	Catherine	221
35	Joyce	217
36	Ruth	214
37	Betty	210
38	Suzanne	208
39	Gloria	204
40	Gail	201
41	Ann	193
42	Jeanne	191
43	Carolyn	190
43	Sally	190
45	Joanne	183
46	Lois	173
47	Marlene	165
48	Kay	160
48	Sue	160
50	Peggy	159
51	Rita	158
52	Kathy	154
53	Virginia	153
54	Jacqueline	151
55	Dianne	150
56	Ellen	149
57	Elaine	147
58	Marcia	138
59	Katherine	137
60	Deborah	135
61	Connie	133
61	Dorothy	133
63	Diana	126
64	Constance	122
64	Vicki	122
66	Rosemary	121
67	Kristine	119
68	Marie	117
68	Rose	117
70	Eileen	112
71	Alice	111
71	Helen	111
71	Sherry	111
74	Paula	109
75	Julie	105
76	Phyllis	98
77	Maureen	97
78	Joann	95
79	Charlene	93
80	Theresa	91
81	Charlotte	88
82	Marjorie	83
82	Marsha	83
84	Sheila	81
85	Bonita	80
85	Colleen	80
85	Lynda	80
88	Paulette	79
89	Anne	78
89	Roberta	78
91	Carole	76
91	Jill	76
91	Laura	76
94	Rebecca	75
95	Carla	73
96	Frances	72
97	Dawn	71
97	Doris	71
99	Cathy	68
100	Janis	67