Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,347
2	Mary	1,023
3	Barbara	782
4	Patricia	756
5	Sharon	589
6	Susan	547
7	Nancy	430
8	Deborah	414
9	Margaret	380
9	Sandra	380
11	Carol	340
12	Brenda	313
13	Kathleen	307
14	Donna	303
15	Carolyn	281
16	Shirley	266
17	Diane	262
18	Joyce	250
19	Janet	241
20	Karen	234
21	Elizabeth	224
22	Judith	214
23	Gloria	204
24	Betty	195
24	Dorothy	195

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	187
27	Cynthia	183
28	Bonnie	174
29	Beverly	172
30	Christine	164
31	Catherine	162
32	Pamela	153
33	Cheryl	150
34	Darlene	148
35	Helen	146
36	Janice	138
37	Ruth	132
38	Frances	131
38	Peggy	131
40	Phyllis	128
41	Jacqueline	127
42	Ellen	125
43	Jane	123
44	Gail	121
44	Virginia	121
46	Judy	120
47	Ann	117
48	Jean	114
49	Diana	111
50	Theresa	105
51	Doris	102
52	Martha	100
52	Paula	100
52	Sheila	100
55	Charlotte	95
56	Joanne	92
56	Katherine	92
58	Alice	89
59	Rebecca	88
59	Rita	88
61	Lois	84
62	Evelyn	83
63	Joann	80
64	Wanda	78
65	Carole	76
65	Rose	76
67	Jo	75
67	Marie	75
69	Anne	72
70	Marsha	71
71	Marilyn	70
72	Anna	69
73	Sally	68
74	Yvonne	67
75	Delores	66
75	Elaine	66
75	Mildred	66
78	Constance	63
78	Rosemary	63
80	Laura	62
80	Regina	62
82	Charlene	61
82	Sherry	61
84	Connie	60
84	Geraldine	60
84	Gwendolyn	60
84	Suzanne	60
88	June	58
88	Sarah	58
90	Valerie	57
90	Victoria	57
92	Norma	56
93	Sylvia	55
94	Jeanne	54
94	Kathy	54
94	Stephanie	54
97	Julia	53
98	Eileen	51
98	Leslie	51
98	Lynn	51
98	Marlene	51