Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,100
2	Mary	1,593
3	Brenda	1,186
4	Patricia	984
5	Barbara	807
6	Sharon	651
7	Judy	645
8	Carolyn	644
9	Donna	641
10	Sandra	634
11	Betty	587
12	Shirley	524
13	Wanda	462
14	Nancy	457
15	Joyce	433
16	Carol	384
17	Phyllis	376
18	Janice	375
19	Martha	365
20	Susan	355
21	Margaret	349
22	Judith	345
23	Karen	341
24	Janet	316
25	Connie	310

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	309
27	Elizabeth	298
28	Deborah	295
29	Peggy	290
30	Beverly	288
31	Bonnie	284
32	Anna	268
33	Rita	249
34	Rebecca	233
35	Dorothy	232
36	Virginia	221
37	Charlotte	209
38	Helen	198
38	Kathy	198
40	Diana	188
41	Ruth	186
42	Lois	178
43	Marilyn	177
44	Doris	171
45	Frances	170
46	Patsy	166
47	Alice	165
48	Glenda	162
49	Kathleen	159
50	Paula	155
51	Jo	154
52	Cheryl	152
53	Wilma	151
54	Diane	143
54	Gloria	143
54	Sherry	143
54	Sue	143
58	Jane	142
59	Norma	132
60	Rose	131
61	Ann	130
62	Sheila	128
63	Joan	126
64	Ruby	120
65	Vicki	118
66	Darlene	109
67	Jean	107
67	Sarah	107
69	Catherine	106
70	Teresa	100
71	Jacqueline	97
71	Katherine	97
73	Laura	96
73	Loretta	96
75	Cynthia	95
76	Mildred	90
77	Evelyn	88
78	Anita	87
78	Edna	87
78	Theresa	87
81	Julia	81
81	Marsha	81
83	Jennifer	80
84	Charlene	79
85	Cathy	77
85	Juanita	77
85	Regina	77
88	Christine	75
88	Emma	75
88	Geraldine	75
91	Thelma	73
92	Elaine	71
93	Vickie	70
94	Gail	69
95	Edith	68
95	Lana	68
97	Kathryn	66
98	Delores	65
98	Lynda	65
100	Sally	63