Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,119
2	Mary	1,639
3	Susan	1,216
4	Kathleen	1,015
5	Barbara	1,000
6	Patricia	989
7	Nancy	775
8	Carol	745
9	Sandra	741
10	Diane	666
11	Sharon	572
12	Judith	560
13	Karen	558
14	Cheryl	421
15	Margaret	400
16	Pamela	360
17	Janet	359
18	Janice	351
19	Judy	325
20	Donna	320
21	Bonnie	319
22	Jean	307
23	Deborah	298
24	Jane	285
25	Cynthia	278

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	256
27	Elizabeth	255
28	Kathryn	244
29	Marilyn	232
30	Joan	231
31	Beverly	230
32	Joyce	229
33	Darlene	193
34	Catherine	187
35	Ann	185
36	Katherine	184
37	Christine	176
38	Gail	175
39	Rebecca	172
40	Gloria	170
41	Julie	168
42	Rita	166
43	Ruth	165
44	Lynn	164
45	Peggy	160
46	Betty	155
46	Connie	155
48	Virginia	154
49	Colleen	153
50	Jeanne	152
50	Joanne	152
52	Suzanne	151
53	Carolyn	145
54	Lois	137
55	Constance	133
55	Vicki	133
57	Elaine	129
57	Kathy	129
59	Dianne	125
60	Joann	124
61	Marcia	121
62	Marlene	117
63	Wendy	114
64	Bonita	112
65	Dorothy	110
66	Paulette	108
67	Theresa	104
68	Rose	103
69	Kay	100
70	Diana	98
70	Renee	98
72	Paula	96
73	Phyllis	95
73	Sheila	95
75	Roberta	94
76	Victoria	93
77	Maureen	91
78	Brenda	89
78	Jacqueline	89
78	Laura	89
81	Gayle	88
81	Marie	88
81	Rosemary	88
84	Charlene	86
84	Sally	86
86	Anne	85
87	Lynda	81
88	Eileen	80
89	Helen	79
90	Charlotte	76
91	Jennifer	75
91	Marjorie	75
93	Louise	74
94	Claudia	73
95	Alice	72
95	Ellen	72
97	Terry	71
98	Carole	70
98	Teresa	70
100	Jill	68
100	Marsha	68