Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,010
2	Mary	2,937
3	Susan	2,293
4	Patricia	2,135
5	Barbara	1,789
6	Nancy	1,665
7	Kathleen	1,544
8	Deborah	1,537
8	Sandra	1,537
10	Carol	1,453
11	Karen	1,411
12	Sharon	1,380
13	Diane	1,184
14	Pamela	1,022
15	Christine	957
16	Janet	953
17	Judith	832
18	Cynthia	826
19	Janice	786
20	Donna	761
21	Margaret	732
22	Cheryl	731
23	Brenda	631
24	Shirley	578
25	Judy	555

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	535
27	Carolyn	499
28	Marilyn	490
29	Suzanne	484
30	Beverly	477
31	Joyce	470
32	Elizabeth	462
33	Kathy	453
34	Gail	441
35	Catherine	439
36	Kathryn	433
37	Gloria	418
38	Ann	410
39	Ruth	385
39	Sally	385
41	Jane	384
42	Jean	377
43	Joan	369
44	Diana	355
45	Jacqueline	354
46	Marcia	349
47	Peggy	346
48	Lynn	337
49	Betty	335
50	Connie	334
51	Darlene	324
52	Laura	320
53	Denise	319
53	Vicki	319
55	Katherine	312
55	Martha	312
57	Debra	307
58	Elaine	303
59	Paula	296
60	Marsha	295
61	Sherry	284
62	Joanne	277
63	Rebecca	271
64	Sue	270
65	Cathy	269
66	Dorothy	260
67	Rose	252
68	Theresa	251
69	Marlene	249
70	Phyllis	243
71	Julie	242
72	Helen	237
73	Constance	236
74	Virginia	235
75	Frances	233
76	Charlene	232
77	Rosemary	223
78	Jo	220
79	Marie	218
80	Ellen	215
81	Wendy	205
82	Anne	202
83	Colleen	200
84	Rita	198
85	Victoria	196
86	Alice	192
87	Kay	191
88	Valerie	186
89	Lois	185
90	Dianne	180
91	Jill	179
92	Sheila	178
92	Yvonne	178
94	Maureen	177
95	Charlotte	175
95	Jeanne	175
97	Gayle	173
98	Roberta	170
98	Terry	170
100	Joann	168