Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,581
2	Mary	1,560
3	Patricia	1,152
4	Barbara	1,018
5	Susan	1,005
6	Nancy	945
7	Sandra	914
8	Sharon	885
9	Karen	807
10	Carol	764
11	Deborah	752
12	Brenda	693
13	Pamela	683
14	Donna	654
15	Janet	579
16	Judith	562
17	Rebecca	560
18	Kathleen	531
19	Carolyn	502
20	Cheryl	476
21	Cynthia	454
22	Connie	450
23	Diana	442
24	Judy	416
25	Janice	410

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	384
27	Shirley	365
28	Kathy	363
29	Joyce	362
30	Marilyn	346
31	Diane	342
32	Jane	324
33	Peggy	323
34	Beverly	318
35	Elizabeth	284
35	Rita	284
37	Ruth	262
38	Vicki	259
39	Betty	257
40	Sue	256
41	Bonnie	253
42	Marsha	252
43	Martha	245
44	Marcia	229
45	Gloria	223
46	Kathryn	215
47	Phyllis	214
48	Christine	210
49	Paula	200
50	Sherry	194
51	Cathy	189
52	Jean	176
53	Jacqueline	175
54	Ann	174
55	Catherine	173
56	Virginia	166
57	Darlene	164
58	Suzanne	163
58	Vickie	163
60	Teresa	162
61	Sally	159
61	Wanda	159
63	Jo	147
64	Dorothy	144
65	Alice	141
66	Theresa	139
67	Sheila	137
68	Penny	134
69	Constance	132
70	Helen	128
71	Joan	126
71	Laura	126
73	Lois	125
74	Katherine	124
75	Elaine	123
76	Rose	122
77	Kay	120
78	Charlotte	119
79	Jennifer	115
80	Anna	114
81	Victoria	113
82	Anita	112
83	Sarah	110
84	Roberta	109
85	Lynn	108
86	Ellen	106
87	Frances	103
88	Debra	96
89	Charlene	92
90	Norma	91
91	Beth	90
91	Doris	90
91	Gail	90
91	Rosemary	90
91	Terry	90
96	Julia	88
97	Jeanne	84
97	Marjorie	84
99	Lana	82
100	Glenda	81
100	Jill	81
100	Marlene	81