Most popular girls’ names in Arizona, 1949

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	442
2	Mary	412
3	Patricia	216
4	Barbara	183
5	Susan	172
6	Sandra	157
7	Carol	136
8	Gloria	123
9	Margaret	121
10	Karen	116
11	Kathleen	114
12	Sharon	109
13	Maria	108
14	Nancy	99
15	Virginia	93
16	Donna	87
17	Deborah	84
18	Betty	79
18	Shirley	79
20	Janet	76
21	Frances	75
22	Elizabeth	73
23	Christine	70
23	Judy	70
23	Pamela	70

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brenda	69
27	Alice	68
28	Judith	65
28	Sylvia	65
30	Marilyn	64
31	Norma	62
32	Cheryl	61
33	Irene	60
34	Diana	57
34	Helen	57
34	Yolanda	57
37	Rita	56
38	Martha	55
38	Rebecca	55
38	Rose	55
41	Carolyn	54
41	Catherine	54
41	Janice	54
44	Dorothy	52
45	Cynthia	51
46	Peggy	49
47	Laura	47
48	Connie	46
48	Diane	46
50	Beverly	45
50	Carmen	45
50	Josephine	45
50	Joyce	45
50	Teresa	45
55	Evelyn	44
56	Victoria	43
57	Kathryn	42
58	Dolores	41
59	Juanita	40
59	Katherine	40
61	Esther	39
61	Louise	39
61	Lydia	39
61	Marie	39
61	Ruth	39
66	Sally	36
66	Wanda	36
68	Charlotte	35
69	Cecilia	34
69	Julia	34
69	Kathy	34
72	Suzanne	32
73	Bonnie	31
73	Roberta	31
73	Sherry	31
73	Terry	31
77	Guadalupe	30
77	Phyllis	30
79	Anita	29
79	Ann	29
79	Anna	29
79	Olivia	29
79	Theresa	29
84	Jacqueline	28
84	Jane	28
84	Jean	28
84	Marsha	28
84	Rosemary	28
89	Cathy	27
89	Jo	27
89	Rosa	27
89	Vicki	27
93	Christina	26
93	Pauline	26
93	Priscilla	26
93	Sarah	26
97	Joan	25
97	Lorraine	25
97	Paula	25
97	Susie	25