Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Washington, 1948

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,750
2	Susan	863
3	Mary	805
4	Patricia	722
5	Barbara	629
6	Sandra	533
7	Karen	525
8	Kathleen	524
9	Carol	522
10	Nancy	516
11	Sharon	471
12	Pamela	376
13	Donna	359
14	Cheryl	339
15	Judy	331
16	Diane	302
17	Judith	296
18	Margaret	284
19	Janice	269
20	Janet	252
21	Christine	242
22	Marilyn	211
23	Shirley	194
24	Carolyn	187
25	Kathy	181
26	Cynthia	180
26	Diana	180
28	Bonnie	175
29	Kathryn	158
30	Betty	154
31	Vicki	150
32	Catherine	146
33	Joyce	145
34	Connie	144
35	Joan	143
36	Virginia	142
37	Beverly	139
37	Elizabeth	139
37	Gail	139
40	Peggy	134
41	Sally	132
42	Julie	128
42	Katherine	128
44	Sherry	121
45	Ann	117
46	Marcia	113
47	Cathy	112
47	Lynn	112
49	Darlene	111
49	Joanne	111

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Robert	1,277
2	John	1,242
3	James	1,230
4	Michael	1,073
5	David	972
6	Richard	936
7	William	758
8	Gary	683
9	Thomas	587
10	Ronald	533
11	Larry	526
12	Steven	511
13	Donald	479
14	Dennis	464
15	Charles	410
16	Kenneth	398
17	Stephen	337
18	Daniel	325
19	Paul	319
19	Terry	319
21	Douglas	278
22	Jerry	271
23	Gregory	266
24	Bruce	265
25	Mark	255
26	Steve	240
27	George	235
28	Mike	217
29	Patrick	213
30	Joseph	196
31	Dale	193
32	Gerald	186
33	Jim	184
34	Roger	182
35	Bill	181
36	Jack	177
36	Timothy	177
38	Edward	176
39	Wayne	168
40	Alan	147
41	Dan	144
41	Frank	144
43	Raymond	138
44	Lawrence	132
44	Tom	132
46	Danny	127
47	Craig	123
48	Gordon	115
49	Randy	108
50	Fred	107