Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	159
2	Mary	135
3	Barbara	119
4	Patricia	95
5	Nancy	81
5	Susan	81
7	Sandra	80
8	Deborah	71
9	Sharon	66
10	Diane	59
10	Kathleen	59
12	Carol	58
13	Margaret	49
14	Shirley	46
15	Donna	45
16	Judith	41
17	Karen	39
18	Elizabeth	37
19	Joan	36
19	Joanne	36
21	Janet	33
22	Joyce	32
23	Carolyn	31
24	Betty	30
25	Catherine	29

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dorothy	28
26	Marie	28
28	Christine	27
28	Cynthia	27
30	Brenda	26
30	Gail	26
30	Jane	26
30	Ruth	26
34	Janice	24
35	Ann	23
35	Charlotte	23
35	Helen	23
38	Constance	22
38	Marilyn	22
40	Jacqueline	21
40	Virginia	21
42	Beverly	20
42	Doris	20
42	Theresa	20
45	Bonnie	19
45	Elaine	19
45	Gloria	19
45	Jean	19
45	Martha	19
45	Pamela	19
51	Ellen	18
52	Lois	17
52	Phyllis	17
54	Alice	16
54	Frances	16
54	Sarah	16
54	Suzanne	16
58	Cheryl	15
58	Judy	15
58	Rose	15
61	Jo	14
61	Sherry	14
63	Anne	13
63	Evelyn	13
63	Kathryn	13
63	Lorraine	13
67	Norma	12
67	Paula	12
69	Darlene	11
69	Diana	11
69	Veronica	11
72	Delores	10
72	Denise	10
72	Geraldine	10
72	Joann	10
72	June	10
72	Katherine	10
72	Lynn	10
72	Maryann	10
72	Rebecca	10
81	Connie	9
81	Kay	9
81	Peggy	9
81	Sally	9
81	Sara	9
81	Sheila	9
81	Victoria	9
81	Yvonne	9
89	Anna	8
89	Carole	8
89	Eleanor	8
89	Florence	8
89	Irene	8
89	Kathy	8
89	Louise	8
89	Marcia	8
89	Marian	8
89	Marlene	8
89	Valerie	8
100	Annette	7
100	Bonita	7
100	Dianne	7
100	Edith	7
100	Ernestine	7
100	Ethel	7
100	Jeanne	7
100	Marjorie	7
100	Marsha	7
100	Maureen	7
100	Roberta	7
100	Stephanie	7
100	Susanne	7
100	Wanda	7