Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	615
2	Mary	491
3	Patricia	422
4	Barbara	323
5	Susan	294
6	Sharon	220
7	Margaret	200
8	Deborah	199
8	Kathleen	199
10	Brenda	198
11	Nancy	191
12	Sandra	184
13	Carolyn	174
14	Karen	171
15	Carol	169
16	Diane	163
17	Donna	160
18	Elizabeth	143
19	Judith	133
20	Joyce	118
20	Shirley	118
22	Cynthia	111
22	Pamela	111
24	Cheryl	108
25	Janet	103

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jacqueline	100
27	Joan	97
28	Gloria	96
29	Janice	95
30	Betty	93
31	Ann	84
32	Christine	82
33	Catherine	77
34	Jean	68
34	Paula	68
36	Martha	67
37	Anne	66
37	Bonnie	66
37	Dorothy	66
40	Beverly	65
41	Ellen	64
41	Jane	64
43	Frances	62
43	Ruth	62
45	Theresa	61
46	Joanne	57
46	Virginia	57
48	Helen	56
48	Phyllis	56
50	Alice	55
50	Katherine	55
50	Marilyn	55
53	Diana	54
54	Gail	53
54	Suzanne	53
56	Gwendolyn	52
56	Sheila	52
58	Elaine	51
59	Jo	50
59	Kathryn	50
61	Yvonne	49
62	Rebecca	48
63	Rita	47
64	Judy	44
64	Valerie	44
66	Anita	42
67	Laura	41
67	Marsha	41
69	Lynn	40
69	Sylvia	40
71	Constance	39
71	Delores	39
73	Jeanne	38
73	Marie	38
73	Regina	38
73	Teresa	38
77	Dianne	37
77	Peggy	37
79	Doris	35
79	Eileen	35
79	Marcia	35
82	Evelyn	34
82	Maria	34
82	Veronica	34
85	Maureen	33
86	Charlene	32
86	Lorraine	32
86	Rosemary	32
86	Victoria	32
86	Wanda	32
91	Charlotte	31
92	Angela	30
92	Sherry	30
94	Geraldine	29
94	Leslie	29
94	Rose	29
97	Jennifer	28
97	Lois	28
97	Louise	28
100	Darlene	27
100	Sarah	27