Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,262
2	Mary	1,517
3	Patricia	1,085
4	Deborah	1,084
5	Susan	938
6	Nancy	918
7	Barbara	910
8	Sandra	853
9	Karen	822
10	Sharon	773
11	Carol	729
12	Pamela	727
13	Rebecca	620
14	Brenda	618
15	Donna	598
16	Janet	593
17	Kathleen	540
18	Cynthia	533
19	Judith	485
20	Carolyn	461
21	Cheryl	460
22	Connie	447
23	Diana	437
24	Kathy	423
25	Margaret	388

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	384
27	Janice	383
28	Jane	371
29	Vicki	370
30	Beverly	358
31	Diane	352
32	Shirley	340
33	Rita	309
34	Judy	307
34	Peggy	307
36	Marilyn	303
37	Betty	283
38	Elizabeth	282
39	Debra	261
40	Marsha	260
41	Bonnie	256
41	Martha	256
43	Teresa	249
44	Sherry	235
45	Paula	232
46	Marcia	226
47	Cathy	225
48	Catherine	224
49	Phyllis	217
50	Jacqueline	199
50	Ruth	199
52	Kathryn	195
53	Christine	194
54	Gloria	192
55	Sue	191
56	Ann	170
56	Jo	170
58	Vickie	168
58	Virginia	168
60	Sheila	167
61	Sally	164
62	Darlene	161
63	Jean	159
64	Wanda	151
65	Dorothy	150
65	Gail	150
65	Jennifer	150
68	Alice	137
69	Laura	136
70	Anita	133
71	Constance	132
72	Theresa	131
73	Charlotte	129
74	Elaine	127
74	Suzanne	127
76	Anna	121
76	Doris	121
76	Joan	121
76	Rose	121
80	Katherine	120
81	Ellen	119
82	Roberta	116
83	Helen	114
84	Kay	109
85	Frances	107
85	Rhonda	107
87	Lois	106
87	Lynn	106
89	Victoria	102
90	Charlene	96
91	Penny	93
92	Beth	92
92	Sarah	92
94	Julie	89
95	Becky	86
95	Jeanne	86
97	Dianna	85
98	Anne	83
99	Norma	80
99	Sara	80