Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,254
2	Mary	2,984
3	Susan	2,213
4	Patricia	2,002
5	Barbara	1,767
6	Nancy	1,670
7	Kathleen	1,660
8	Sandra	1,613
9	Carol	1,509
10	Sharon	1,443
11	Karen	1,315
12	Diane	1,156
13	Deborah	949
14	Pamela	918
15	Judith	878
16	Christine	869
17	Janet	850
18	Donna	813
19	Janice	801
20	Margaret	799
21	Cynthia	715
22	Cheryl	697
23	Judy	602
24	Shirley	586
25	Bonnie	539

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	536
27	Marilyn	528
28	Joyce	512
29	Brenda	490
30	Beverly	464
31	Elizabeth	453
32	Ruth	444
33	Gloria	439
34	Catherine	420
35	Gail	409
36	Suzanne	404
37	Kathy	400
38	Betty	390
39	Diana	388
40	Jane	385
41	Connie	378
42	Ann	370
43	Jean	365
44	Darlene	360
45	Kathryn	358
46	Jacqueline	355
47	Marcia	340
47	Peggy	340
49	Sally	320
50	Lynn	318
51	Elaine	315
52	Sue	310
53	Joan	307
54	Martha	301
55	Paula	291
56	Virginia	288
57	Dorothy	281
58	Katherine	279
59	Joanne	268
60	Phyllis	265
61	Rose	263
62	Charlene	262
63	Dianne	261
64	Rita	255
65	Marsha	244
66	Laura	240
66	Sherry	240
66	Vicki	240
69	Rebecca	239
70	Constance	237
71	Lois	235
72	Marie	222
73	Helen	219
74	Marlene	217
75	Jo	216
76	Cathy	211
77	Ellen	209
78	Theresa	205
79	Frances	204
80	Valerie	200
81	Wendy	194
82	Alice	193
83	Terry	186
84	Julie	184
85	Anne	182
86	Rosemary	178
87	Kay	174
88	Maureen	173
89	Charlotte	172
90	Roberta	168
91	Jeanne	165
91	Sheila	165
93	Joann	164
94	Dawn	163
95	Yvonne	160
96	Victoria	159
97	Lorraine	158
98	Lynda	156
99	Gayle	153
100	Geraldine	150