Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1948

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Linda96,211
22Mary68,592
33Barbara46,827
44Patricia46,135
55Susan35,984
66Sandra31,062
77Nancy29,411
88Carol28,982
99Sharon26,141
1010Kathleen23,256
1111Donna22,034
1212Karen21,993
1313Margaret18,871
1414Carolyn18,614
1515Judith17,785
1616Judy17,704
1717Brenda17,695
1818Betty16,622
1919Diane16,605
2020Shirley16,129
2121Joyce14,379
2222Pamela14,278
2323Janice14,160
2424Janet13,978
2525Cheryl13,219
2626Elizabeth13,208
2727Cynthia12,242
2828Gloria11,687
2929Dorothy11,326
3030Deborah11,246
3131Beverly10,794
3232Martha10,006
3333Marilyn9,936
3434Bonnie9,819
3535Christine9,679
3636Virginia9,298
3737Joan9,272
3838Peggy9,086
3939Jane8,781
4040Helen8,305
4141Catherine8,244
4242Frances8,175
4343Connie8,055
4444Ann8,023
4545Ruth7,901
4646Phyllis7,874
4747Jean7,774
4848Diana7,702
4949Alice6,981
5050Rebecca6,796
5151Gail6,604
5252Paula6,595
5353Elaine6,399
5454Kathryn6,176
5555Kathy6,147
5656Jo5,984
5757Wanda5,920
5858Jacqueline5,838
5959Rita5,834
6060Marie5,784
6161Sherry5,716
6262Rose5,556
6363Theresa5,552
6464Doris5,547
6565Joanne5,497
6666Suzanne5,449
6767Ellen5,292
6868Katherine5,171
6969Charlotte5,165
7070Lois5,076
7171Sheila5,021
7272Sally5,009
7373Laura4,901
7474Evelyn4,845
7575Maria4,814
7676Marsha4,723
7777Darlene4,691
7878Sue4,674
7979Marcia4,643
8080Lynn4,609
8181Vicki4,364
8282Teresa4,218
8383Geraldine4,211
8484Lynda4,168
8585Sarah4,156
8686Dianne4,138
8787Anne4,122
8888Maureen4,078
8989Anna4,038
9090Rosemary3,868
9191Eileen3,838
9292Glenda3,831
9393Constance3,812
9494Joann3,800
9595Jeanne3,788
9696Lorraine3,745
9797Annie3,719
9898Patsy3,714
9999Louise3,684
100100Sylvia3,670

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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