Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,813
2	Linda	1,742
3	Susan	1,199
4	Barbara	1,053
5	Patricia	969
6	Kathleen	942
7	Nancy	843
8	Carol	782
9	Sandra	698
10	Diane	682
11	Karen	584
12	Sharon	516
13	Deborah	463
14	Judith	456
15	Cheryl	420
16	Margaret	418
17	Pamela	390
18	Cynthia	343
19	Janet	342
20	Donna	307
21	Bonnie	300
21	Janice	300
21	Kathryn	300
24	Judy	290
25	Jean	280

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	279
27	Joyce	260
28	Elizabeth	259
29	Joan	234
30	Shirley	231
31	Marilyn	221
31	Rebecca	221
33	Christine	219
34	Beverly	211
35	Catherine	205
36	Lynn	200
37	Gail	196
38	Ann	190
39	Jeanne	189
40	Suzanne	181
41	Peggy	178
42	Ruth	171
43	Vicki	166
44	Darlene	161
45	Carolyn	159
46	Constance	158
46	Katherine	158
48	Betty	157
49	Colleen	156
50	Wendy	155
51	Virginia	152
52	Debra	149
52	Dianne	149
54	Gloria	148
55	Joanne	143
55	Marcia	143
57	Connie	141
58	Kathy	140
59	Rita	137
60	Julie	135
61	Lois	131
62	Elaine	129
63	Joann	126
64	Brenda	121
65	Jacqueline	118
66	Marlene	104
67	Theresa	103
68	Sally	101
69	Roberta	100
70	Bonita	99
70	Sheila	99
72	Maureen	98
73	Diana	97
74	Helen	96
75	Anne	95
76	Paula	94
77	Laura	93
78	Marie	90
79	Marjorie	89
79	Rose	89
81	Lynda	87
82	Eileen	86
82	Renee	86
84	Martha	84
85	Alice	83
86	Teresa	82
87	Gayle	80
88	Charlene	78
88	Charlotte	78
90	Phyllis	77
90	Victoria	77
92	Wanda	76
93	Marsha	75
94	Kay	73
95	Jill	72
96	Dorothy	68
96	Paulette	68
96	Roxanne	68
99	Kristine	67
100	Michelle	65
100	Sherry	65
100	Stephanie	65