Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1948
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,171 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,978 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,432 |
| 4 | Barbara | 1,295 |
| 5 | Kathleen | 1,144 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,118 |
| 7 | Sandra | 1,019 |
| 8 | Carol | 879 |
| 9 | Sharon | 851 |
| 10 | Nancy | 837 |
| 11 | Judith | 795 |
| 12 | Karen | 792 |
| 13 | Diane | 687 |
| 14 | Donna | 530 |
| 15 | Christine | 417 |
| 16 | Margaret | 409 |
| 17 | Jean | 408 |
| 18 | Bonnie | 392 |
| 19 | Jane | 368 |
| 20 | Cheryl | 359 |
| 21 | Judy | 322 |
| 22 | Janice | 321 |
| 23 | Janet | 307 |
| 24 | Pamela | 295 |
| 25 | Shirley | 292 |
| 26 | Cynthia | 278 |
| 27 | Joan | 271 |
| 28 | Beverly | 257 |
| 29 | Marilyn | 253 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 244 |
| 31 | Lynn | 242 |
| 32 | Darlene | 235 |
| 32 | Kathryn | 235 |
| 34 | Catherine | 221 |
| 35 | Joyce | 217 |
| 36 | Ruth | 214 |
| 37 | Betty | 210 |
| 38 | Suzanne | 208 |
| 39 | Gloria | 204 |
| 40 | Gail | 201 |
| 41 | Ann | 193 |
| 42 | Jeanne | 191 |
| 43 | Carolyn | 190 |
| 43 | Sally | 190 |
| 45 | Joanne | 183 |
| 46 | Lois | 173 |
| 47 | Marlene | 165 |
| 48 | Kay | 160 |
| 48 | Sue | 160 |
| 50 | Peggy | 159 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,190 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,978 |
| 3 | John | 1,968 |
| 4 | David | 1,674 |
| 5 | Michael | 1,671 |
| 6 | Richard | 1,599 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,594 |
| 8 | William | 1,204 |
| 9 | Dennis | 1,022 |
| 10 | Gary | 992 |
| 11 | Ronald | 816 |
| 12 | Donald | 745 |
| 13 | Daniel | 676 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 658 |
| 15 | Larry | 624 |
| 16 | Steven | 579 |
| 17 | Charles | 576 |
| 18 | Paul | 480 |
| 19 | Gerald | 478 |
| 20 | Mark | 417 |
| 21 | Joseph | 415 |
| 22 | Roger | 398 |
| 23 | Gregory | 389 |
| 24 | Bruce | 359 |
| 25 | Dale | 347 |
| 26 | Terry | 343 |
| 27 | Timothy | 320 |
| 28 | Edward | 313 |
| 28 | Patrick | 313 |
| 30 | George | 302 |
| 31 | Stephen | 300 |
| 32 | Wayne | 280 |
| 33 | Lawrence | 276 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 273 |
| 35 | Peter | 272 |
| 36 | Douglas | 270 |
| 37 | Jerry | 243 |
| 38 | Alan | 238 |
| 39 | Raymond | 192 |
| 40 | Allen | 180 |
| 41 | Russell | 177 |
| 42 | Jerome | 176 |
| 43 | Eugene | 173 |
| 44 | Keith | 170 |
| 45 | Jack | 157 |
| 46 | Duane | 150 |
| 46 | Frank | 150 |
| 48 | Scott | 138 |
| 49 | Carl | 133 |
| 50 | Frederick | 123 |