Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,168
2	Mary	796
3	Patricia	513
4	Barbara	407
5	Sharon	381
6	Nancy	364
7	Carol	353
8	Susan	341
9	Karen	326
10	Donna	281
11	Connie	279
12	Sandra	272
13	Janice	253
14	Janet	246
15	Pamela	241
16	Deborah	228
17	Judy	223
18	Kathleen	222
19	Carolyn	217
20	Cheryl	211
20	Joyce	211
22	Cynthia	207
23	Shirley	206
24	Marilyn	205
25	Judith	198

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brenda	173
27	Diana	149
27	Rebecca	149
29	Betty	148
29	Margaret	148
31	Kathy	143
32	Beverly	140
33	Jane	138
34	Diane	137
35	Peggy	134
36	Vicki	132
37	Kathryn	126
38	Rita	117
39	Virginia	116
40	Sherry	110
41	Marsha	107
42	Paula	106
42	Phyllis	106
42	Ruth	106
45	Catherine	97
46	Teresa	95
47	Elizabeth	93
48	Helen	89
48	Martha	89
50	Dorothy	88
51	Gloria	85
52	Katherine	84
52	Marcia	84
54	Anita	80
55	Jo	78
56	Sheryl	77
57	Glenda	76
57	Joan	76
59	Vickie	75
60	Christine	72
60	Wanda	72
62	Bonnie	71
63	Kay	69
64	Constance	66
64	Lois	66
64	Theresa	66
67	Cathy	65
67	Roberta	65
67	Sue	65
70	Rose	64
71	Ann	62
71	Elaine	62
73	Debra	59
74	Jean	58
75	Sheila	57
76	Charlotte	55
77	Alice	53
78	Sally	52
79	Jeanette	51
79	Victoria	51
81	Frances	50
82	Evelyn	48
82	Gail	48
82	Jeanne	48
85	Terry	47
86	Deanna	46
87	Norma	45
88	Lynda	44
89	Charlene	42
90	Marjorie	41
90	Rosemary	41
92	Laura	40
93	Penny	39
93	Suzanne	39
95	Anna	38
95	Lana	38
97	Carla	37
97	Delores	37
97	Doris	37
97	Stephanie	37