Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,538
2	Mary	1,107
3	Patricia	846
4	Barbara	742
5	Sandra	588
6	Sharon	473
7	Shirley	472
8	Susan	468
9	Betty	446
10	Brenda	418
11	Carolyn	383
12	Nancy	375
13	Gloria	362
14	Carol	336
15	Margaret	329
16	Donna	319
17	Deborah	266
18	Elizabeth	265
19	Cynthia	261
20	Joyce	260
21	Dorothy	255
22	Judy	253
23	Janice	250
24	Martha	238
25	Karen	229

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diane	203
27	Pamela	201
28	Beverly	184
29	Cheryl	183
30	Bonnie	179
31	Kathleen	177
32	Frances	174
33	Catherine	167
34	Judith	160
35	Virginia	159
36	Peggy	154
37	Janet	153
38	Wanda	149
39	Helen	144
40	Gwendolyn	141
41	Christine	133
42	Annie	132
43	Alice	130
44	Charlotte	127
45	Jo	126
46	Doris	122
47	Rebecca	121
48	Joan	118
49	Sylvia	117
50	Kathryn	115
51	Gail	114
51	Sarah	114
53	Theresa	112
54	Glenda	110
55	Evelyn	108
56	Jacqueline	107
56	Marilyn	107
58	Jane	106
59	Ruth	102
60	Ann	100
60	Katherine	100
62	Marsha	97
63	Phyllis	94
64	Sherry	93
65	Laura	91
66	Juanita	90
66	Kathy	90
66	Yvonne	90
69	Geraldine	88
70	Jean	87
70	Mildred	87
72	Connie	86
72	Sheila	86
74	Elaine	84
75	Rose	82
76	Suzanne	80
76	Vivian	80
78	Jacquelyn	79
78	Marie	79
80	Diana	77
80	Ruby	77
82	Paula	76
83	Joann	74
84	Dianne	71
85	Cathy	70
85	Delores	70
85	Julia	70
88	Rita	69
88	Willie	69
90	Emma	68
91	Constance	66
92	Marcia	64
93	Darlene	63
94	Ethel	62
95	June	61
95	Lois	61
95	Lynda	61
95	Patsy	61
95	Teresa	61
100	Edna	60