Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,188
2	Mary	974
3	Brenda	680
4	Barbara	523
5	Patricia	488
6	Shirley	456
7	Carolyn	450
8	Betty	443
9	Sandra	366
10	Judy	341
11	Sharon	338
12	Deborah	310
13	Donna	276
14	Nancy	258
15	Dorothy	249
15	Joyce	249
17	Janice	226
18	Martha	208
19	Peggy	191
20	Carol	190
21	Karen	189
22	Gloria	186
23	Margaret	178
23	Phyllis	178
25	Beverly	171

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Connie	171
27	Wanda	170
28	Susan	168
29	Rebecca	167
30	Pamela	162
31	Glenda	160
32	Elizabeth	157
33	Virginia	156
34	Kathy	151
34	Patsy	151
36	Alice	148
36	Janet	148
38	Doris	128
39	Helen	124
40	Marilyn	123
41	Jo	121
41	Sherry	121
43	Paula	120
44	Charlotte	117
45	Ruby	116
46	Judith	112
47	Rita	110
48	Frances	109
49	Evelyn	107
50	Bonnie	104
51	Bobbie	94
52	Ruth	93
52	Vicki	93
54	Cynthia	92
55	Kathryn	91
56	Annie	85
57	Sarah	83
58	Norma	81
59	Sheila	80
60	Catherine	79
60	Gwendolyn	79
62	Marsha	75
63	Emma	72
64	Debra	69
65	Diane	68
66	Diana	67
66	Juanita	67
66	Vickie	67
69	Rosie	65
70	Joan	63
70	Katherine	63
70	Lois	63
73	Cheryl	62
74	Georgia	61
74	Willie	61
74	Wilma	61
77	Ann	60
77	Anna	60
79	Teresa	57
80	Anita	56
80	Rhonda	56
82	Erma	55
82	Hazel	55
82	Lillie	55
82	Loretta	55
82	Mildred	55
87	Cathy	54
87	Christine	54
89	Billie	53
89	Rose	53
89	Sue	53
89	Thelma	53
93	Ethel	51
93	Gail	51
93	Jane	51
93	Janie	51
93	Lynda	51
93	Vera	51
99	Kathleen	50
100	Darlene	49