100 Most popular girl names of 1948, USA

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Updated: May 23rd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1948 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1948.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Linda
96212
5.52
-
2
Mary
68601
3.94
-
3
Barbara
46827
2.69
+1
4
Patricia
46138
2.65
-1
5
Susan
35985
2.06
+3
6
Sandra
31060
1.78
-1
7
Nancy
29411
1.69
-
8
Carol
28979
1.66
-2
9
Sharon
26142
1.5
-
10
Kathleen
23256
1.33
+1
11
Donna
22032
1.26
-1
12
Karen
21996
1.26
+1
13
Margaret
18874
1.08
+3
14
Carolyn
18622
1.07
+1
15
Judith
17787
1.02
-3
16
Judy
17703
1.02
-2
17
Brenda
17698
1.02
+4
18
Betty
16624
0.95
-1
19
Diane
16606
0.95
-1
20
Shirley
16124
0.93
-1
21
Joyce
14382
0.83
-1
22
Pamela
14280
0.82
+6
23
Janice
14162
0.81
-1
24
Janet
13978
0.8
-1
25
Cheryl
13221
0.76
-1
26
Elizabeth
13214
0.76
-1
27
Cynthia
12241
0.7
+6
28
Gloria
11689
0.67
-1
29
Dorothy
11323
0.65
-3
30
Deborah
11245
0.65
+32
31
Beverly
10796
0.62
-
32
Martha
10008
0.57
-
33
Marilyn
9937
0.57
-4
34
Bonnie
9818
0.56
+1
35
Christine
9678
0.56
+10
36
Virginia
9297
0.53
-2
37
Joan
9275
0.53
-7
38
Peggy
9090
0.52
+4
39
Jane
8780
0.5
-3
40
Helen
8302
0.48
-2
41
Catherine
8244
0.47
+5
42
Frances
8178
0.47
-3
43
Connie
8055
0.46
-
44
Ann
8025
0.46
-3
45
Ruth
7903
0.45
-1
46
Phyllis
7874
0.45
-9
47
Jean
7774
0.45
-7
48
Diana
7705
0.44
-
49
Alice
6980
0.4
-2
50
Rebecca
6795
0.39
+2
51
Gail
6603
0.38
-2
52
Paula
6599
0.38
+2
53
Elaine
6402
0.37
-3
54
Kathryn
6176
0.35
+1
55
Kathy
6148
0.35
+9
56
Jo
5985
0.34
-5
57
Wanda
5918
0.34
+9
58
Jacqueline
5837
0.33
+1
59
Rita
5835
0.33
+1
60
Marie
5786
0.33
-3
61
Sherry
5716
0.33
+6
62
Theresa
5556
0.32
+23
63
Rose
5554
0.32
+2
64
Doris
5547
0.32
-6
65
Joanne
5498
0.32
-9
66
Suzanne
5449
0.31
-13
67
Ellen
5289
0.3
-6
68
Katherine
5169
0.3
+8
69
Charlotte
5165
0.3
-1
70
Lois
5075
0.29
-7
71
Sheila
5022
0.29
+2
72
Sally
5010
0.29
-2
73
Laura
4901
0.28
+1
74
Evelyn
4840
0.28
-2
75
Maria
4816
0.28
+4
76
Marsha
4725
0.27
+12
77
Darlene
4693
0.27
-6
78
Sue
4674
0.27
-9
79
Marcia
4640
0.27
+2
80
Lynn
4609
0.26
-5
81
Vicki
4365
0.25
+20
82
Teresa
4217
0.24
+39
83
Geraldine
4208
0.24
-5
84
Lynda
4168
0.24
-7
85
Sarah
4157
0.24
+8
86
Dianne
4138
0.24
-3
87
Anne
4122
0.24
+8
88
Maureen
4078
0.23
+10
89
Anna
4037
0.23
+3
90
Rosemary
3869
0.22
-10
91
Eileen
3838
0.22
-
92
Glenda
3830
0.22
+4
93
Constance
3812
0.22
+7
94
Joann
3799
0.22
-5
95
Jeanne
3788
0.22
-9
96
Lorraine
3745
0.21
-12
97
Annie
3719
0.21
+6
98
Patsy
3715
0.21
-11
99
Louise
3684
0.21
-
100
Sylvia
3672
0.21
-3
101
Roberta
3667
0.21
-11
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1948)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html