Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	489
2	Nancy	265
3	Mary	264
4	Susan	258
5	Patricia	216
6	Barbara	190
7	Deborah	188
8	Donna	186
9	Brenda	180
10	Sharon	176
11	Carol	167
12	Diane	164
13	Sandra	161
14	Pamela	150
15	Judith	123
15	Kathleen	123
17	Karen	113
18	Jane	112
19	Cynthia	111
20	Gail	98
21	Cheryl	89
22	Margaret	87
23	Elizabeth	86
24	Catherine	80
25	Janet	76

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	74
27	Bonnie	73
27	Joyce	73
29	Sheila	66
30	Shirley	65
31	Ann	63
31	Joanne	63
33	Katherine	62
33	Paula	62
33	Ruth	62
36	Elaine	61
36	Rebecca	61
38	Jean	60
38	Pauline	60
40	Carolyn	59
41	Gloria	58
41	Marie	58
43	Joan	57
43	Suzanne	57
45	Christine	53
46	Anne	52
46	Beverly	52
48	Lorraine	51
48	Martha	51
50	Darlene	50
51	Constance	49
52	Judy	48
52	Sally	48
54	Rita	46
55	Kathy	43
56	Betty	42
56	Theresa	42
58	Rachel	41
59	Dorothy	40
59	Irene	40
59	Marilyn	40
62	Dianne	39
62	Kathryn	39
62	Norma	39
65	Claire	38
65	Louise	38
67	Jeanne	37
67	Roberta	37
69	Diana	36
70	Jacqueline	35
70	Wanda	35
72	Doris	34
73	Anita	33
73	Ellen	33
73	Vicki	33
76	Maureen	32
76	Phyllis	32
78	Peggy	31
78	Rose	31
78	Sherry	31
78	Virginia	31
82	Cathy	29
82	Marcia	29
82	Marlene	29
85	Sylvia	27
86	Belinda	26
86	Laura	26
88	Colleen	25
88	Jo	25
90	Alice	24
90	Arlene	24
90	Charlene	24
90	Frances	24
90	June	24
90	Priscilla	24
90	Valerie	24
97	Bonita	23
97	Denise	23
97	Lois	23
97	Lynn	23
97	Rhonda	23