Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,997
2	Mary	3,731
3	Patricia	2,703
4	Susan	2,511
5	Barbara	2,404
6	Kathleen	1,932
7	Nancy	1,819
8	Carol	1,798
9	Sandra	1,791
10	Sharon	1,605
11	Karen	1,495
12	Donna	1,316
13	Judith	1,300
14	Pamela	1,214
15	Deborah	1,151
16	Diane	1,144
17	Janet	1,055
18	Margaret	1,011
19	Janice	905
20	Christine	871
21	Cynthia	826
22	Joyce	734
23	Cheryl	731
24	Marilyn	690
25	Carolyn	684

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	671
27	Brenda	622
28	Bonnie	602
29	Elizabeth	560
30	Judy	547
31	Catherine	519
32	Beverly	515
33	Betty	501
34	Gloria	500
35	Diana	494
36	Joan	484
37	Kathy	469
38	Gail	452
39	Jane	447
40	Jean	437
40	Peggy	437
42	Connie	434
43	Rita	431
43	Ruth	431
45	Kathryn	413
46	Lynn	396
47	Dorothy	384
48	Jacqueline	383
49	Ann	375
50	Rebecca	372
51	Phyllis	370
52	Paula	359
53	Marcia	354
54	Virginia	347
55	Vicki	339
56	Martha	338
57	Katherine	333
58	Darlene	332
59	Joanne	322
60	Helen	308
61	Marsha	301
62	Alice	300
63	Sheila	296
64	Jo	294
65	Frances	293
66	Theresa	288
67	Suzanne	283
68	Maureen	282
68	Roberta	282
70	Ellen	280
71	Elaine	279
71	Laura	279
73	Cathy	276
74	Rose	270
75	Rosemary	265
75	Sally	265
77	Sue	258
78	Constance	250
79	Lois	243
80	Victoria	235
81	Sherry	231
82	Jeanne	226
83	Valerie	222
84	Marie	221
85	Marlene	217
86	Eileen	215
87	Geraldine	209
88	Doris	206
89	Charlotte	204
90	Lynda	203
91	Anne	195
92	Charlene	192
93	Anita	190
94	Wendy	185
95	Jill	174
96	Debra	173
96	Paulette	173
98	Janis	171
99	Evelyn	170
100	Terry	167