Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,638
2	Mary	1,862
3	Patricia	1,178
4	Barbara	1,059
5	Sharon	954
6	Sandra	804
7	Susan	783
8	Donna	771
9	Carol	699
9	Nancy	699
11	Karen	677
12	Carolyn	597
13	Brenda	579
14	Kathleen	554
15	Janet	534
16	Judith	515
17	Deborah	501
18	Judy	481
19	Joyce	473
20	Pamela	466
21	Margaret	452
22	Janice	449
23	Shirley	445
24	Betty	381
25	Connie	350

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	347
27	Cheryl	346
28	Beverly	322
29	Diane	292
30	Cynthia	277
31	Elizabeth	266
32	Ruth	265
33	Martha	256
33	Peggy	256
35	Diana	245
36	Rebecca	226
37	Bonnie	220
37	Gloria	220
39	Phyllis	219
40	Kathy	218
41	Catherine	211
42	Virginia	207
43	Joan	202
44	Dorothy	200
45	Jane	199
45	Paula	199
47	Rita	195
48	Kathryn	194
49	Vicki	189
50	Helen	182
51	Marsha	181
52	Wanda	180
53	Jean	175
54	Glenda	173
55	Christine	163
56	Charlotte	162
57	Frances	157
58	Ann	156
59	Katherine	147
60	Jacqueline	145
61	Jo	140
62	Sherry	138
63	Alice	136
63	Doris	136
65	Rose	132
66	Theresa	124
67	Marcia	122
68	Lois	120
69	Cathy	119
70	Teresa	117
71	Norma	115
72	Sue	113
73	Constance	110
74	Elaine	109
75	Ellen	108
75	Sheila	108
77	Jeanne	105
78	Suzanne	103
79	Laura	100
80	Delores	96
80	Sally	96
82	Evelyn	94
82	Patsy	94
84	Terry	93
84	Vickie	93
86	Anna	92
87	Victoria	89
88	Gail	87
89	Anita	85
89	Roberta	85
91	Marie	83
92	Sarah	81
93	Rosemary	77
94	Darlene	76
94	Jeanette	76
96	Dianne	75
96	Georgia	75
98	Dianna	72
98	Wilma	72
100	Yvonne	70