Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	169
2	Mary	149
3	Patricia	120
4	Barbara	118
5	Sharon	92
6	Deborah	85
7	Susan	78
8	Carol	74
9	Nancy	68
10	Diane	57
11	Sandra	55
12	Karen	54
13	Donna	52
13	Kathleen	52
15	Elizabeth	47
15	Margaret	47
17	Shirley	44
18	Joyce	37
19	Janet	36
20	Carolyn	35
20	Judith	35
22	Gail	33
23	Betty	31
24	Beverly	29
25	Ruth	27

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	26
26	Joanne	26
28	Ann	25
28	Catherine	25
28	Frances	25
31	Bonnie	24
31	Doris	24
33	Cheryl	23
33	Dorothy	23
33	Joan	23
36	Cynthia	22
36	Janice	22
36	Jean	22
36	Phyllis	22
40	Gloria	21
40	Virginia	21
42	Pamela	20
43	Anne	19
43	Brenda	19
43	Helen	19
43	Paula	19
47	Jane	18
48	Charlotte	17
48	Wanda	17
50	Marie	16
50	Martha	16
52	Connie	15
52	Ellen	15
52	Jacqueline	15
52	Kathryn	15
52	Rebecca	15
52	Sarah	15
58	Alice	14
58	Lois	14
58	Lynn	14
58	Theresa	14
62	Bernadette	13
62	Maryann	13
64	Elaine	12
64	Geraldine	12
64	Jo	12
64	Marilyn	12
64	Peggy	12
64	Yvonne	12
70	Constance	11
70	Eileen	11
70	Emily	11
70	Katherine	11
70	Kathy	11
70	Rosemary	11
70	Sheila	11
70	Vicki	11
78	Arlene	10
78	Debra	10
78	Irene	10
78	Joann	10
78	June	10
78	Lorraine	10
78	Roberta	10
85	Diana	9
85	Edith	9
85	Eleanor	9
85	Ethel	9
85	Evelyn	9
85	Leslie	9
85	Rose	9
85	Stephanie	9
85	Valerie	9
94	Denise	8
94	Edna	8
94	Jeanne	8
94	Judy	8
94	Loretta	8
94	Marjorie	8
94	Sally	8
94	Veronica	8