Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1948
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1947.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1947 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 96,220 | 0 |
| 2 | Mary | 68,597 | 0 |
| 3 | Barbara | 46,826 | +1 |
| 4 | Patricia | 46,140 | -1 |
| 5 | Susan | 35,988 | +3 |
| 6 | Sandra | 31,063 | -1 |
| 7 | Nancy | 29,411 | 0 |
| 8 | Carol | 28,977 | -2 |
| 9 | Sharon | 26,143 | 0 |
| 10 | Kathleen | 23,257 | +1 |
| 11 | Donna | 22,033 | -1 |
| 12 | Karen | 21,996 | +1 |
| 13 | Margaret | 18,873 | +3 |
| 14 | Carolyn | 18,623 | +1 |
| 15 | Judith | 17,787 | -3 |
| 16 | Judy | 17,706 | -2 |
| 17 | Brenda | 17,700 | +4 |
| 18 | Betty | 16,625 | -1 |
| 19 | Diane | 16,607 | -1 |
| 20 | Shirley | 16,121 | -1 |
| 21 | Joyce | 14,380 | -1 |
| 22 | Pamela | 14,281 | +6 |
| 23 | Janice | 14,162 | -1 |
| 24 | Janet | 13,977 | -1 |
| 25 | Cheryl | 13,220 | -1 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 13,215 | -1 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 12,240 | +6 |
| 28 | Gloria | 11,690 | -1 |
| 29 | Dorothy | 11,324 | -3 |
| 30 | Deborah | 11,244 | +32 |
| 31 | Beverly | 10,795 | 0 |
| 32 | Martha | 10,011 | 0 |
| 33 | Marilyn | 9,937 | -4 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 9,817 | +1 |
| 35 | Christine | 9,677 | +10 |
| 36 | Virginia | 9,296 | -2 |
| 37 | Joan | 9,275 | -7 |
| 38 | Peggy | 9,089 | +4 |
| 39 | Jane | 8,781 | -3 |
| 40 | Helen | 8,301 | -2 |
| 41 | Catherine | 8,244 | +5 |
| 42 | Frances | 8,179 | -3 |
| 43 | Connie | 8,055 | 0 |
| 44 | Ann | 8,025 | -3 |
| 45 | Ruth | 7,903 | -1 |
| 46 | Phyllis | 7,876 | -9 |
| 47 | Jean | 7,774 | -7 |
| 48 | Diana | 7,706 | 0 |
| 49 | Alice | 6,981 | -2 |
| 50 | Rebecca | 6,795 | +2 |
| 51 | Gail | 6,603 | -2 |
| 52 | Paula | 6,600 | +2 |
| 53 | Elaine | 6,403 | -3 |
| 54 | Kathryn | 6,177 | +1 |
| 55 | Kathy | 6,148 | +9 |
| 56 | Jo | 5,986 | -5 |
| 57 | Wanda | 5,918 | +9 |
| 58 | Jacqueline | 5,838 | +1 |
| 59 | Rita | 5,835 | +1 |
| 60 | Marie | 5,786 | -3 |
| 61 | Sherry | 5,717 | +6 |
| 62 | Rose | 5,556 | +3 |
| 62 | Theresa | 5,556 | +23 |
| 64 | Doris | 5,548 | -6 |
| 65 | Joanne | 5,499 | -9 |
| 66 | Suzanne | 5,448 | -13 |
| 67 | Ellen | 5,289 | -6 |
| 68 | Katherine | 5,169 | +8 |
| 69 | Charlotte | 5,164 | -1 |
| 70 | Lois | 5,077 | -7 |
| 71 | Sheila | 5,022 | +2 |
| 72 | Sally | 5,012 | -2 |
| 73 | Laura | 4,901 | +1 |
| 74 | Evelyn | 4,840 | -2 |
| 75 | Maria | 4,817 | +4 |
| 76 | Marsha | 4,725 | +12 |
| 77 | Darlene | 4,692 | -6 |
| 78 | Sue | 4,675 | -9 |
| 79 | Marcia | 4,640 | +2 |
| 80 | Lynn | 4,609 | -5 |
| 81 | Vicki | 4,365 | +20 |
| 82 | Teresa | 4,217 | +39 |
| 83 | Geraldine | 4,208 | -5 |
| 84 | Lynda | 4,167 | -7 |
| 85 | Sarah | 4,159 | +8 |
| 86 | Dianne | 4,138 | -3 |
| 87 | Anne | 4,122 | +7 |
| 88 | Maureen | 4,077 | +10 |
| 89 | Anna | 4,037 | +3 |
| 90 | Rosemary | 3,870 | -10 |
| 91 | Eileen | 3,838 | 0 |
| 92 | Glenda | 3,831 | +4 |
| 93 | Constance | 3,811 | +7 |
| 94 | Joann | 3,799 | -5 |
| 95 | Jeanne | 3,789 | -9 |
| 96 | Lorraine | 3,745 | -12 |
| 97 | Annie | 3,721 | +6 |
| 98 | Patsy | 3,714 | -11 |
| 99 | Louise | 3,685 | 0 |
| 100 | Sylvia | 3,671 | -3 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.