Most popular girls’ names in Arizona, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	415
2	Linda	403
3	Patricia	225
4	Barbara	186
5	Susan	142
6	Sandra	141
7	Deborah	135
8	Carol	131
8	Margaret	131
10	Gloria	129
11	Kathleen	123
12	Karen	117
13	Nancy	112
14	Maria	104
15	Sharon	103
16	Betty	92
17	Sylvia	85
18	Donna	78
19	Shirley	77
19	Virginia	77
21	Elizabeth	76
22	Diane	74
22	Irene	74
24	Alice	73
25	Frances	72

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	70
27	Helen	69
27	Yolanda	69
29	Brenda	64
29	Rebecca	64
31	Cynthia	63
31	Martha	63
33	Norma	61
34	Beverly	60
35	Carolyn	59
36	Christine	58
37	Janet	55
38	Rose	54
39	Carmen	53
40	Catherine	52
40	Marilyn	52
42	Anna	51
42	Ruth	51
44	Katherine	50
45	Diana	48
45	Dorothy	48
45	Sally	48
48	Cheryl	46
48	Connie	46
48	Kathryn	46
51	Janice	45
51	Judy	45
53	Cecilia	44
53	Evelyn	44
55	Laura	42
55	Rita	42
57	Debra	39
57	Judith	39
57	Marie	39
57	Teresa	39
61	Esther	38
62	Lydia	37
62	Rachel	37
64	Jean	36
64	Paula	36
66	Ann	35
66	Jacqueline	35
66	Kathy	35
66	Marsha	35
70	Josephine	34
70	Rosa	34
72	Peggy	33
73	Charlotte	32
73	Theresa	32
75	Dolores	31
75	Juanita	31
77	Bonnie	30
77	Geraldine	30
77	Jo	30
80	Roberta	29
80	Sarah	29
80	Vicki	29
80	Victoria	29
84	Anita	28
84	Guadalupe	28
84	Loretta	28
87	Nellie	27
87	Stella	27
89	Clara	26
89	Joan	26
89	Louise	26
89	Pauline	26
89	Sherry	26
94	Darlene	25
94	Doris	25
94	Julia	25
94	Lorraine	25
98	Dora	24
98	Grace	24
98	Joyce	24
98	Lynn	24
98	Phyllis	24
98	Ramona	24
98	Rosemary	24