Most popular girls’ names in Idaho, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	348
2	Susan	192
3	Mary	187
4	Patricia	159
5	Karen	139
6	Kathleen	133
7	Sandra	132
8	Connie	116
9	Nancy	112
10	Barbara	104
11	Carol	95
12	Janet	87
13	Sharon	85
14	Pamela	84
15	Deborah	77
16	Judy	75
17	Cheryl	74
17	Donna	74
17	Vicki	74
20	Christine	67
20	Janice	67
22	Judith	65
23	Bonnie	60
24	Carolyn	59
25	Marilyn	58

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathryn	55
27	Kathy	54
28	Debra	52
28	Diane	52
30	Peggy	48
30	Shirley	48
32	Rebecca	45
33	Elizabeth	44
33	Margaret	44
35	Cynthia	43
36	Brenda	42
36	Diana	42
38	Betty	40
38	Beverly	40
38	Marsha	40
41	Teresa	39
42	Ann	38
43	Sherry	37
44	Julie	36
45	Kay	35
46	Gloria	34
46	Jo	34
46	Joyce	34
49	Sheryl	32
50	Katherine	31
51	Glenda	30
51	Jane	30
53	Cathy	29
54	Carla	28
54	Helen	28
54	Lois	28
57	Gail	26
57	Joan	26
57	Lynda	26
60	Charlotte	25
60	Darlene	25
60	Paula	25
60	Ruth	25
60	Sally	25
60	Vickie	25
66	Jacqueline	24
66	Sheila	24
68	Elaine	23
68	Laura	23
68	Phyllis	23
68	Suzanne	23
72	Charlene	22
72	Jean	22
74	Dorothy	21
74	Jeanne	21
74	Marcia	21
77	Anita	20
77	Annette	20
77	Catherine	20
77	Dianne	20
77	Rita	20
77	Virginia	20
83	Anne	19
83	Claudia	19
83	Colleen	19
83	Leslie	19
83	Rhonda	19
83	Roberta	19
83	Terry	19
90	Becky	18
90	Constance	18
90	Marie	18
90	Vicky	18
94	Frances	17
94	Joy	17
94	Shelley	17
94	Valerie	17
98	Beth	16
98	Gayle	16
98	Marlene	16
98	Martha	16