Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,313
2	Mary	1,017
3	Brenda	640
4	Barbara	553
5	Shirley	549
6	Carolyn	540
7	Patricia	485
8	Betty	461
9	Judy	424
10	Sandra	394
11	Sharon	347
12	Donna	281
13	Joyce	277
14	Dorothy	273
15	Martha	237
16	Nancy	228
17	Margaret	219
18	Peggy	207
19	Gloria	200
20	Glenda	191
21	Beverly	187
22	Wanda	185
23	Carol	184
23	Janice	184
25	Patsy	180

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rebecca	180
27	Phyllis	178
27	Susan	178
29	Karen	177
30	Deborah	170
31	Doris	163
31	Helen	163
33	Elizabeth	156
34	Alice	151
35	Pamela	149
36	Connie	142
37	Frances	135
37	Ruby	135
39	Virginia	132
40	Charlotte	127
40	Kathy	127
42	Marilyn	125
43	Janet	124
44	Judith	117
45	Jo	113
46	Sherry	109
47	Diane	103
48	Paula	100
49	Evelyn	97
50	Rita	95
51	Ruth	94
52	Bobbie	91
53	Bonnie	90
54	Sarah	89
55	Annie	85
55	Kathryn	85
57	Lois	84
58	Norma	82
59	Catherine	75
59	Juanita	75
61	Katherine	74
61	Vicki	74
63	Diana	73
64	Wilma	72
65	Emma	71
65	Teresa	71
67	Marsha	70
67	Rose	70
69	Ethel	68
70	Erma	67
71	Anna	66
72	Cynthia	63
73	Bertha	62
73	Janis	62
73	Lynda	62
76	Ann	60
76	Rosie	60
76	Willie	60
79	Georgia	59
79	Mildred	59
81	Cheryl	58
81	Thelma	58
83	Louise	57
84	Cathy	56
84	Jane	56
84	Jean	56
84	Laura	56
84	Lillie	56
89	Kathleen	55
89	Sue	55
91	Sheila	54
91	Vivian	54
93	Sylvia	53
94	Billie	52
94	Clara	52
94	Loretta	52
97	Christine	51
97	Gwendolyn	51
99	Anita	50
100	Hazel	49