Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names From 1948

The Most Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names in 1948

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1948.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in District of Columbia was Linda. In total there were 11,131 girls born sharing 306 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1948 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Linda	1 in 20 (5%)	562
2	Mary	1 in 21 (4.7%)	519
3	Patricia	1 in 24 (4.2%)	464
4	Barbara	1 in 28 (3.6%)	397
5	Susan	1 in 41 (2.4%)	271
6	Margaret	1 in 53 (1.9%)	212
7	Sharon	1 in 53 (1.9%)	211
8	Nancy	1 in 55 (1.8%)	204
9	Sandra	1 in 56 (1.8%)	199
10	Carol	1 in 57 (1.8%)	195
11	Diane	1 in 62 (1.6%)	179
12	Kathleen	1 in 64 (1.6%)	174
13	Brenda	1 in 67 (1.5%)	167
14	Carolyn	1 in 67 (1.5%)	167
15	Karen	1 in 73 (1.4%)	153
16	Donna	1 in 74 (1.4%)	151
17	Elizabeth	1 in 83 (1.2%)	134
18	Judith	1 in 91 (1.1%)	122
19	Deborah	1 in 92 (1.1%)	121
20	Joyce	1 in 95 (1.1%)	117
21	Pamela	1 in 98 (1%)	114
22	Cynthia	1 in 99 (1%)	113
23	Shirley	1 in 108 (0.9%)	103
24	Janice	1 in 115 (0.9%)	97
25	Ann	1 in 118 (0.8%)	94
26	Jacqueline	1 in 118 (0.8%)	94
27	Catherine	1 in 121 (0.8%)	92
28	Joan	1 in 122 (0.8%)	91
29	Betty	1 in 124 (0.8%)	90
30	Frances	1 in 128 (0.8%)	87
31	Janet	1 in 136 (0.7%)	82
32	Beverly	1 in 139 (0.7%)	80
33	Jean	1 in 143 (0.7%)	78
34	Cheryl	1 in 145 (0.7%)	77
35	Christine	1 in 146 (0.7%)	76
36	Dorothy	1 in 152 (0.7%)	73
37	Katherine	1 in 152 (0.7%)	73
38	Gloria	1 in 155 (0.6%)	72
39	Theresa	1 in 159 (0.6%)	70
40	Anne	1 in 159 (0.6%)	70
41	Jane	1 in 161 (0.6%)	69
42	Sheila	1 in 161 (0.6%)	69
43	Ruth	1 in 164 (0.6%)	68
44	Helen	1 in 171 (0.6%)	65
45	Ellen	1 in 189 (0.5%)	59
46	Diana	1 in 189 (0.5%)	59
47	Alice	1 in 192 (0.5%)	58
48	Bonnie	1 in 192 (0.5%)	58
49	Judy	1 in 195 (0.5%)	57
50	Delores	1 in 195 (0.5%)	57
51	Gail	1 in 199 (0.5%)	56
52	Joanne	1 in 202 (0.5%)	55
53	Elaine	1 in 206 (0.5%)	54
54	Paula	1 in 206 (0.5%)	54
55	Phyllis	1 in 206 (0.5%)	54
56	Kathryn	1 in 210 (0.5%)	53
57	Yvonne	1 in 214 (0.5%)	52
58	Virginia	1 in 232 (0.4%)	48
59	Martha	1 in 232 (0.4%)	48
60	Geraldine	1 in 232 (0.4%)	48
61	Lynn	1 in 237 (0.4%)	47
62	Jo	1 in 247 (0.4%)	45
63	Marie	1 in 247 (0.4%)	45
64	Peggy	1 in 253 (0.4%)	44
65	Marsha	1 in 259 (0.4%)	43
66	Gwendolyn	1 in 265 (0.4%)	42
67	Marilyn	1 in 265 (0.4%)	42
68	Sylvia	1 in 271 (0.4%)	41
69	Suzanne	1 in 271 (0.4%)	41
70	Maureen	1 in 271 (0.4%)	41
71	Rita	1 in 285 (0.4%)	39
72	Doris	1 in 293 (0.3%)	38
73	Dianne	1 in 301 (0.3%)	37
74	Evelyn	1 in 301 (0.3%)	37
75	Laura	1 in 309 (0.3%)	36
76	Charlene	1 in 318 (0.3%)	35
77	Charlotte	1 in 318 (0.3%)	35
78	Paulette	1 in 318 (0.3%)	35
79	Teresa	1 in 327 (0.3%)	34
80	Sarah	1 in 327 (0.3%)	34
81	Jeanne	1 in 337 (0.3%)	33
82	Maria	1 in 337 (0.3%)	33
83	Constance	1 in 348 (0.3%)	32
84	Victoria	1 in 359 (0.3%)	31
85	Regina	1 in 359 (0.3%)	31
86	Marcia	1 in 359 (0.3%)	31
87	Anita	1 in 371 (0.3%)	30
88	Claudia	1 in 371 (0.3%)	30
89	Stephanie	1 in 371 (0.3%)	30
90	Sherry	1 in 384 (0.3%)	29
91	Lynda	1 in 384 (0.3%)	29
92	Lorraine	1 in 384 (0.3%)	29
93	Juanita	1 in 384 (0.3%)	29
94	Eileen	1 in 384 (0.3%)	29
95	Louise	1 in 398 (0.3%)	28
96	Kathy	1 in 412 (0.2%)	27
97	Roberta	1 in 412 (0.2%)	27
98	Rosemary	1 in 412 (0.2%)	27
99	Vivian	1 in 412 (0.2%)	27
100	Laverne	1 in 428 (0.2%)	26