Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,385
2	Mary	3,812
3	Patricia	2,739
4	Susan	2,619
5	Barbara	2,395
6	Kathleen	2,027
7	Nancy	1,946
8	Carol	1,728
9	Sandra	1,612
10	Deborah	1,598
11	Karen	1,593
12	Sharon	1,543
13	Pamela	1,268
14	Diane	1,226
15	Donna	1,194
16	Janet	1,167
17	Judith	1,108
18	Margaret	997
19	Cynthia	945
20	Janice	931
21	Christine	905
22	Cheryl	769
23	Joyce	699
24	Brenda	669
25	Shirley	653

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	600
27	Elizabeth	597
28	Beverly	574
29	Marilyn	573
30	Catherine	559
31	Bonnie	536
32	Judy	525
33	Gail	499
34	Joan	488
35	Kathy	486
36	Gloria	474
37	Betty	473
38	Kathryn	454
39	Diana	453
40	Peggy	452
41	Jane	450
42	Jean	447
43	Rita	429
44	Connie	428
45	Jacqueline	409
46	Lynn	392
47	Marsha	388
47	Ruth	388
49	Rebecca	387
50	Debra	377
51	Phyllis	369
52	Marcia	366
53	Ann	361
54	Dorothy	358
55	Paula	355
56	Martha	350
57	Vicki	334
58	Katherine	333
59	Virginia	332
60	Laura	329
61	Denise	327
62	Ellen	312
63	Joanne	309
64	Darlene	308
64	Theresa	308
66	Cathy	307
67	Rose	297
68	Sally	290
69	Frances	289
70	Elaine	288
71	Constance	287
72	Alice	282
73	Jo	280
74	Maureen	276
74	Sheila	276
74	Sherry	276
77	Suzanne	265
78	Roberta	259
79	Helen	252
80	Victoria	239
81	Wendy	235
82	Marie	234
83	Marlene	229
84	Charlene	228
85	Lois	223
86	Rosemary	222
87	Eileen	218
88	Jeanne	216
89	Sue	215
90	Anita	202
91	Jill	197
92	Valerie	192
93	Doris	187
93	Geraldine	187
95	Joann	186
96	Julie	183
97	Anne	182
98	Teresa	180
99	Lynda	174
100	Leslie	169