Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	561
2	Mary	275
3	Nancy	271
4	Susan	257
5	Patricia	231
6	Sharon	209
7	Barbara	201
8	Brenda	198
9	Donna	176
10	Carol	174
11	Sandra	170
12	Diane	154
13	Deborah	150
13	Judith	150
15	Pamela	142
16	Kathleen	123
17	Margaret	114
18	Jane	109
19	Gail	103
20	Bonnie	97
21	Jean	96
22	Elizabeth	95
23	Karen	93
24	Cheryl	92
25	Cynthia	91

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	90
27	Elaine	83
28	Gloria	78
29	Suzanne	76
30	Janice	75
31	Shirley	72
32	Paula	69
33	Joyce	67
34	Ann	60
35	Betty	59
35	Christine	59
37	Carolyn	58
37	Rebecca	58
37	Sheila	58
40	Constance	57
40	Joanne	57
40	Ruth	57
43	Lorraine	56
44	Pauline	53
45	Helen	52
45	Janet	52
45	Marie	52
48	Jacqueline	51
49	Dorothy	50
50	Beverly	49
50	Katherine	49
52	Catherine	48
52	Louise	48
54	Judy	47
55	Anne	45
55	Claire	45
55	Sally	45
58	Kathryn	44
59	Marilyn	43
60	Anita	41
60	Ellen	41
62	Diana	39
62	Virginia	39
64	Jeanne	38
64	Sylvia	38
64	Theresa	38
67	Rita	37
68	Charlene	36
68	Lois	36
68	Martha	36
71	Darlene	35
71	Dianne	35
71	Priscilla	35
74	Doris	34
75	Marcia	32
76	Valerie	31
77	Bonita	30
77	Marjorie	30
79	Irene	29
79	Maureen	29
81	Charlotte	27
81	Dawn	27
81	Rachel	27
81	Rose	27
85	Marlene	26
85	Norma	26
87	Claudette	25
87	Eileen	25
87	Phyllis	25
90	Evelyn	24
90	June	24
90	Victoria	24
93	Frances	23
93	Peggy	23
93	Roberta	23
93	Sherry	23
93	Stephanie	23
93	Wanda	23
99	Gayle	22
99	Kathy	22
99	Lucille	22
99	Vicki	22