Kentucky ★ 1948

Top names in Kentucky, 1948

Linda led for girls with 2,271 babies ; James for boys with 2,384. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,271
2	Mary	1,673
3	Brenda	1,250
4	Patricia	978
5	Barbara	948
6	Carolyn	727
7	Judy	705
8	Betty	685
9	Sandra	653
10	Sharon	620
11	Donna	592
12	Shirley	514
13	Wanda	501
14	Nancy	490
15	Joyce	484
16	Janice	421
17	Carol	415
18	Phyllis	410
19	Margaret	370
20	Bonnie	358
21	Martha	348
22	Judith	314
23	Peggy	302
24	Susan	300
25	Pamela	297
26	Elizabeth	289
27	Beverly	283
28	Janet	282
29	Anna	260
30	Dorothy	251
31	Karen	241
32	Helen	234
33	Connie	228
34	Charlotte	222
35	Ruth	219
36	Virginia	206
37	Doris	204
38	Rebecca	196
39	Rita	195
40	Alice	191
41	Cheryl	189
42	Diana	188
42	Sue	188
44	Patsy	186
45	Marilyn	183
46	Deborah	173
47	Jo	169
48	Sherry	166
49	Lois	161
50	Frances	157
51	Kathleen	156
52	Gloria	149
52	Wilma	149
54	Glenda	146
55	Paula	143
56	Ruby	137
56	Sheila	137
58	Norma	136
59	Diane	135
60	Jane	132
61	Ann	127
62	Rose	123
63	Joan	116
64	Loretta	113
64	Teresa	113
66	Evelyn	110
66	Juanita	110
68	Sarah	109
69	Geraldine	103
70	Darlene	100
71	Marsha	96
71	Thelma	96
73	Jacqueline	93
74	Cynthia	92
75	Mildred	87
76	Kathy	86
77	Anita	83
77	Katherine	83
79	Theresa	82
80	Charlene	80
80	Edna	80
80	Vivian	80
83	Eva	79
84	Regina	78
84	Vicki	78
86	Edith	77
86	Julia	77
88	Catherine	76
88	Laura	76
90	Billie	75
90	Jean	75
92	Emma	74
93	Clara	70
93	Elaine	70
95	Gail	67
95	Margie	67
97	Patty	66
98	Delores	65
98	Hazel	65
98	Lana	65

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	2,384
2	William	1,631
3	John	1,371
4	Larry	1,320
5	Robert	1,316
6	Charles	1,261
7	David	1,137
8	Michael	934
9	Gary	790
10	Ronald	718
11	Donald	698
12	Jerry	672
13	Thomas	655
14	Richard	561
15	Kenneth	539
16	Roger	510
17	Danny	490
18	Paul	462
19	George	451
20	Joseph	443
21	Billy	389
22	Ronnie	369
23	Bobby	345
24	Edward	310
25	Dennis	298
25	Terry	298
27	Harold	281
28	Stephen	262
29	Roy	261
30	Jimmy	253
31	Carl	231
31	Johnny	231
33	Daniel	210
33	Phillip	210
35	Raymond	205
36	Ralph	174
37	Joe	171
38	Walter	167
39	Wayne	164
40	Donnie	163
41	Eddie	158
41	Frank	158
41	Gerald	158
44	Lawrence	155
45	Earl	153
46	Jackie	152
47	Steven	151
48	Douglas	150
49	Darrell	143
50	Jack	142
51	Henry	130
51	Randall	130
53	Glenn	128
54	Howard	127
55	Lonnie	126
56	Tommy	125
57	Clarence	121
57	Ernest	121
59	Bill	114
60	Bruce	113
61	Arthur	112
61	Russell	112
63	Gregory	108
63	Stanley	108
65	Marvin	106
65	Philip	106
65	Samuel	106
68	Ray	105
69	Garry	104
70	Barry	103
70	Eugene	103
72	Harry	101
73	Albert	97
74	Fred	95
74	Steve	95
76	Allen	93
77	Mike	92
78	Jimmie	91
79	Don	90
80	Clyde	89
81	Curtis	87
81	Jesse	87
83	Mark	85
84	Anthony	83
84	Norman	83
84	Timothy	83
87	Willie	80
88	Leonard	77
89	Freddie	75
89	Melvin	75
91	Dale	74
92	Glen	73
93	Tony	72
93	Vernon	72
95	Cecil	69
96	Elmer	68
97	Chester	67
97	Herbert	67
97	Lee	67
100	Leslie	66