Popular Baby Names in 1948
The most popular baby names in 1948.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | Girl | 96,216 |
| 2 | Mary | Girl | 68,598 |
| 3 | Barbara | Girl | 46,824 |
| 4 | Patricia | Girl | 46,140 |
| 5 | Susan | Girl | 35,988 |
| 6 | Sandra | Girl | 31,062 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 29,412 |
| 8 | Carol | Girl | 28,977 |
| 9 | Sharon | Girl | 26,143 |
| 10 | Kathleen | Girl | 23,257 |
| 11 | Donna | Girl | 22,033 |
| 12 | Karen | Girl | 21,996 |
| 13 | Margaret | Girl | 18,873 |
| 14 | Carolyn | Girl | 18,623 |
| 15 | Judith | Girl | 17,787 |
| 16 | Judy | Girl | 17,705 |
| 17 | Brenda | Girl | 17,699 |
| 18 | Betty | Girl | 16,625 |
| 19 | Diane | Girl | 16,607 |
| 20 | Shirley | Girl | 16,122 |
| 21 | Joyce | Girl | 14,381 |
| 22 | Pamela | Girl | 14,281 |
| 23 | Janice | Girl | 14,162 |
| 24 | Janet | Girl | 13,977 |
| 25 | Cheryl | Girl | 13,220 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | Girl | 13,215 |
| 27 | Cynthia | Girl | 12,240 |
| 28 | Gloria | Girl | 11,691 |
| 29 | Dorothy | Girl | 11,322 |
| 30 | Deborah | Girl | 11,244 |
| 31 | Beverly | Girl | 10,796 |
| 32 | Martha | Girl | 10,011 |
| 33 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,937 |
| 34 | Bonnie | Girl | 9,818 |
| 35 | Christine | Girl | 9,677 |
| 36 | Virginia | Girl | 9,296 |
| 37 | Joan | Girl | 9,275 |
| 38 | Peggy | Girl | 9,089 |
| 39 | Jane | Girl | 8,781 |
| 40 | Helen | Girl | 8,301 |
| 41 | Catherine | Girl | 8,244 |
| 42 | Frances | Girl | 8,179 |
| 43 | Connie | Girl | 8,055 |
| 44 | Ann | Girl | 8,025 |
| 45 | Ruth | Girl | 7,903 |
| 46 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,876 |
| 47 | Jean | Girl | 7,774 |
| 48 | Diana | Girl | 7,706 |
| 49 | Alice | Girl | 6,981 |
| 50 | Rebecca | Girl | 6,795 |
| 51 | Gail | Girl | 6,603 |
| 52 | Paula | Girl | 6,600 |
| 53 | Elaine | Girl | 6,403 |
| 54 | Kathryn | Girl | 6,177 |
| 55 | Kathy | Girl | 6,148 |
| 56 | Jo | Girl | 5,986 |
| 57 | Wanda | Girl | 5,919 |
| 58 | Jacqueline | Girl | 5,838 |
| 59 | Rita | Girl | 5,835 |
| 60 | Marie | Girl | 5,786 |
| 61 | Sherry | Girl | 5,717 |
| 62 | Rose | Girl | 5,556 |
| 63 | Theresa | Girl | 5,556 |
| 64 | Doris | Girl | 5,547 |
| 65 | Joanne | Girl | 5,499 |
| 66 | Suzanne | Girl | 5,448 |
| 67 | Ellen | Girl | 5,289 |
| 68 | Katherine | Girl | 5,169 |
| 69 | Charlotte | Girl | 5,164 |
| 70 | Lois | Girl | 5,077 |
| 71 | Sheila | Girl | 5,022 |
| 72 | Sally | Girl | 5,012 |
| 73 | Laura | Girl | 4,901 |
| 74 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,840 |
| 75 | Maria | Girl | 4,817 |
| 76 | Marsha | Girl | 4,725 |
| 77 | Darlene | Girl | 4,692 |
| 78 | Sue | Girl | 4,674 |
| 79 | Marcia | Girl | 4,640 |
| 80 | Lynn | Girl | 4,609 |
| 81 | Vicki | Girl | 4,365 |
| 82 | Teresa | Girl | 4,217 |
| 83 | Geraldine | Girl | 4,208 |
| 84 | Lynda | Girl | 4,168 |
| 85 | Sarah | Girl | 4,159 |
| 86 | Dianne | Girl | 4,138 |
| 87 | Anne | Girl | 4,122 |
| 88 | Maureen | Girl | 4,077 |
| 89 | Anna | Girl | 4,037 |
| 90 | Rosemary | Girl | 3,869 |
| 91 | Eileen | Girl | 3,838 |
| 92 | Glenda | Girl | 3,831 |
| 93 | Constance | Girl | 3,812 |
| 94 | Joann | Girl | 3,799 |
| 95 | Jeanne | Girl | 3,789 |
| 96 | Lorraine | Girl | 3,745 |
| 97 | Annie | Girl | 3,721 |
| 98 | Patsy | Girl | 3,714 |
| 99 | Louise | Girl | 3,685 |
| 100 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,671 |