Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	815
2	Mary	548
3	Patricia	431
4	Susan	378
5	Barbara	347
6	Sharon	307
7	Carol	282
8	Karen	281
9	Kathleen	268
10	Sandra	263
11	Nancy	247
12	Deborah	227
13	Cynthia	191
13	Donna	191
15	Margaret	173
16	Janet	168
16	Pamela	168
18	Judith	160
19	Judy	141
20	Cheryl	139
21	Shirley	128
22	Diane	125
23	Connie	120
23	Diana	120
25	Janice	119

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	114
27	Christine	113
28	Elizabeth	111
29	Bonnie	108
30	Rebecca	106
31	Beverly	105
32	Marilyn	104
33	Carolyn	103
34	Betty	101
35	Catherine	96
36	Debra	94
36	Peggy	94
38	Joyce	90
39	Kathryn	88
39	Virginia	88
41	Katherine	86
42	Kathy	85
43	Dorothy	72
44	Sally	71
45	Paula	70
46	Frances	68
47	Gail	67
47	Joan	67
49	Martha	65
49	Rita	65
49	Victoria	65
52	Alice	64
52	Ruth	64
52	Theresa	64
55	Phyllis	63
55	Rose	63
57	Jane	62
58	Ann	61
59	Loretta	60
60	Vicki	59
61	Brenda	54
61	Lynn	54
63	Joann	52
64	Darlene	51
64	Elaine	51
64	Irene	51
64	Marsha	51
64	Sherry	51
69	Cathy	50
70	Julie	49
70	Marie	49
72	Helen	47
72	Lorraine	47
74	Teresa	46
74	Vickie	46
76	Roberta	45
76	Wanda	45
78	Geraldine	44
78	Laura	44
78	Sheryl	44
81	Constance	43
81	Maria	43
83	Anna	42
83	Suzanne	42
85	Jo	41
85	Sue	41
85	Terry	41
88	Claudia	40
89	Charlotte	39
89	Jacqueline	39
89	Jeanne	39
92	Anita	38
92	Dianne	38
94	Jean	37
94	Lynda	37
96	Ellen	36
96	Sheila	36
98	Carla	35
98	Colleen	35
98	Marcia	35