Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	933
2	Mary	559
3	Patricia	392
4	Barbara	352
5	Susan	320
6	Sharon	298
7	Carol	294
7	Sandra	294
9	Kathleen	287
10	Nancy	260
11	Karen	257
12	Donna	214
13	Cynthia	181
14	Judy	162
15	Judith	161
16	Margaret	159
16	Shirley	159
18	Cheryl	152
19	Pamela	151
20	Janet	143
21	Deborah	141
22	Diane	139
23	Connie	125
24	Diana	117
25	Beverly	114

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	113
26	Janice	113
28	Gloria	112
29	Betty	111
29	Carolyn	111
31	Marilyn	104
32	Christine	102
32	Peggy	102
34	Catherine	101
35	Kathy	100
36	Kathryn	96
36	Virginia	96
38	Joyce	95
39	Katherine	88
40	Bonnie	85
40	Dorothy	85
40	Vicki	85
43	Theresa	83
44	Martha	75
44	Rebecca	75
46	Frances	74
47	Ruth	67
47	Sherry	67
49	Alice	64
49	Paula	64
51	Rita	62
52	Helen	61
53	Claudia	60
53	Marie	60
55	Jean	59
56	Jane	58
57	Rose	57
58	Cathy	56
58	Sally	56
60	Elaine	55
61	Debra	53
62	Ann	52
62	Gail	52
64	Evelyn	51
64	Phyllis	51
66	Geraldine	49
66	Joan	49
66	Roberta	49
69	Laura	48
69	Marcia	48
71	Lynda	47
71	Lynn	47
73	Terry	46
74	Charlene	45
74	Teresa	45
76	Juanita	44
77	Anita	43
78	Jo	42
78	Loretta	42
78	Marsha	42
81	Brenda	41
81	Sylvia	41
83	Anna	39
83	Lois	39
83	Victoria	39
86	Constance	38
86	Darlene	38
86	Lorraine	38
86	Maria	38
90	Sue	37
91	Charlotte	36
91	Dolores	36
91	Jacqueline	36
91	Joann	36
91	Louise	36
96	Glenda	35
96	Irene	35
96	Leslie	35
99	Ellen	34
99	Georgia	34
99	Josephine	34