Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	531
2	Mary	519
3	Patricia	434
4	Barbara	340
5	Susan	278
6	Deborah	277
7	Sharon	241
8	Kathleen	206
9	Nancy	196
10	Diane	191
10	Karen	191
12	Margaret	187
13	Sandra	180
14	Carol	174
15	Brenda	169
16	Carolyn	157
16	Donna	157
18	Elizabeth	145
19	Cynthia	133
20	Janet	125
21	Joyce	114
22	Janice	107
22	Pamela	107
22	Shirley	107
25	Judith	105

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	104
26	Joan	104
28	Catherine	89
29	Beverly	88
30	Cheryl	86
30	Katherine	86
32	Jacqueline	84
33	Gail	83
33	Sheila	83
35	Gloria	77
36	Ann	75
37	Bonnie	73
38	Frances	72
39	Wanda	70
39	Yvonne	70
41	Anne	68
41	Kathryn	68
43	Helen	66
44	Denise	65
44	Jean	65
46	Jane	62
47	Virginia	60
48	Betty	59
48	Dorothy	59
50	Ellen	58
50	Joanne	58
52	Laura	56
53	Martha	55
54	Phyllis	51
54	Theresa	51
56	Gwendolyn	50
56	Paula	50
58	Marilyn	49
59	Sylvia	48
60	Alice	47
60	Stephanie	47
62	Ruth	46
63	Rebecca	45
64	Judy	44
64	Lynn	44
64	Suzanne	44
67	Anita	43
67	Marie	43
67	Victoria	43
70	Elaine	40
70	Robin	40
72	Constance	39
72	Diana	39
72	Sarah	39
75	Darlene	38
75	Dianne	38
75	Eileen	38
78	Doris	37
79	Jeanne	35
79	Joann	35
79	Maria	35
79	Maureen	35
79	Peggy	35
79	Rita	35
79	Wendy	35
86	Jo	34
86	Sherry	34
88	Valerie	33
89	Marcia	32
89	Marsha	32
89	Paulette	32
89	Regina	32
89	Teresa	32
94	Evelyn	31
94	Jennifer	31
94	Roberta	31
97	Delores	30
97	Irene	30
97	Lorraine	30
97	Veronica	30