Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	906
2	Susan	663
3	Patricia	589
4	Mary	586
5	Barbara	578
6	Kathleen	516
7	Nancy	438
8	Carol	389
9	Donna	369
10	Deborah	340
11	Karen	314
12	Sandra	307
13	Sharon	294
14	Judith	292
15	Diane	281
16	Margaret	260
17	Elizabeth	223
18	Christine	222
19	Pamela	208
20	Joan	203
21	Gail	184
22	Janet	183
23	Cynthia	179
24	Ann	166
25	Janice	146

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	139
27	Joanne	135
28	Cheryl	131
29	Marilyn	127
30	Beverly	121
30	Joyce	121
32	Elaine	120
32	Ellen	120
34	Lynn	117
35	Jane	115
36	Maureen	114
37	Jean	112
38	Paula	110
39	Shirley	105
40	Lorraine	102
41	Suzanne	101
42	Marie	96
43	Virginia	94
44	Carolyn	93
44	Katherine	93
46	Frances	92
47	Martha	90
48	Anne	89
48	Dorothy	89
50	Laura	87
51	Joann	86
52	Gloria	85
53	Valerie	79
54	Kathryn	77
55	Brenda	73
55	Rosemary	73
57	Jacqueline	72
58	Eileen	71
59	Theresa	67
60	Wendy	65
61	Geraldine	64
62	Bonnie	63
62	Diana	63
62	Helen	63
62	Marcia	63
66	Jeanne	62
66	Maryann	62
68	Ruth	61
69	Alice	60
70	Judy	58
71	Sally	57
72	Rita	55
73	Arlene	54
74	Roberta	53
74	Sheila	53
76	Phyllis	51
77	Irene	48
77	Leslie	48
79	Dianne	47
79	Rose	47
81	Kathy	45
81	Sarah	45
83	Jo	44
83	Louise	44
85	Betty	43
85	Lois	43
85	Lynda	43
88	Charlene	42
88	June	42
90	Michele	41
90	Priscilla	41
92	Claire	40
92	Constance	40
94	Darlene	39
94	Denise	39
94	Lucille	39
97	Charlotte	38
97	Marjorie	38
99	Andrea	37
100	Anna	36
100	Carole	36
100	Marsha	36