Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	888
2	Susan	677
3	Patricia	657
4	Mary	614
5	Barbara	539
6	Kathleen	512
7	Nancy	462
8	Deborah	451
9	Donna	395
10	Carol	377
11	Sharon	333
12	Diane	314
13	Karen	294
14	Elizabeth	289
15	Sandra	281
16	Margaret	268
17	Judith	222
18	Gail	221
19	Pamela	213
20	Christine	207
21	Janet	202
22	Cynthia	188
23	Joan	184
24	Janice	174
25	Ann	154

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	150
27	Cheryl	146
28	Joyce	132
29	Joanne	129
30	Jean	126
31	Elaine	121
32	Catherine	118
33	Maureen	114
34	Paula	112
35	Marilyn	109
36	Ellen	105
36	Laura	105
38	Beverly	104
39	Lynn	103
40	Marie	102
41	Katherine	101
42	Virginia	99
43	Anne	97
44	Denise	92
45	Kathryn	89
46	Shirley	87
47	Carolyn	86
48	Wendy	83
49	Dorothy	81
50	Eileen	80
51	Bonnie	78
52	Lorraine	76
53	Frances	75
54	Rosemary	73
55	Jacqueline	70
55	Martha	70
57	Marcia	68
58	Suzanne	66
59	Joann	65
59	Valerie	65
61	Kathy	64
62	Gloria	62
63	Alice	61
63	Ruth	61
65	Brenda	60
66	Theresa	59
67	Louise	58
67	Sally	58
69	Diana	54
69	Irene	54
71	Charlene	52
72	Jeanne	51
72	Sheila	51
74	Andrea	50
74	Evelyn	50
76	Rita	49
77	Darlene	48
77	Marjorie	48
77	Marlene	48
80	Helen	47
80	Lois	47
80	Michele	47
83	Dianne	46
83	Phyllis	46
85	Arlene	45
85	Judy	45
87	Rose	44
88	Constance	43
88	Debra	43
88	Lynne	43
91	Roberta	42
92	Jo	41
93	Maria	39
94	Betty	38
94	Doreen	38
94	Maryann	38
94	Victoria	38
98	Anita	37
98	Dolores	37
98	Holly	37
98	Marsha	37