Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,308
2	Mary	1,817
3	Patricia	1,253
4	Barbara	1,056
5	Sharon	910
6	Deborah	862
7	Carol	751
8	Donna	750
9	Susan	739
10	Sandra	728
11	Nancy	717
12	Karen	683
13	Brenda	673
14	Kathleen	585
15	Janet	556
16	Carolyn	501
17	Pamela	496
18	Judith	473
19	Janice	472
20	Shirley	436
21	Joyce	433
22	Margaret	419
23	Judy	393
24	Betty	378
25	Connie	372

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diane	342
27	Beverly	338
28	Marilyn	331
29	Cynthia	323
30	Cheryl	322
31	Elizabeth	293
32	Rebecca	267
33	Peggy	261
34	Diana	252
35	Kathy	251
36	Martha	243
37	Catherine	240
38	Phyllis	238
39	Christine	234
40	Kathryn	229
41	Dorothy	228
41	Jane	228
43	Ruth	227
44	Vicki	219
45	Wanda	203
46	Paula	197
47	Bonnie	195
48	Joan	192
48	Sherry	192
50	Virginia	188
51	Glenda	187
51	Rita	187
53	Gloria	186
54	Marsha	182
55	Helen	171
56	Ann	166
57	Jo	160
58	Frances	154
59	Jean	151
60	Gail	149
61	Doris	146
62	Debra	145
63	Jacqueline	143
64	Alice	138
64	Charlotte	138
66	Cathy	134
67	Teresa	133
68	Sheila	132
68	Vickie	132
70	Katherine	129
71	Marcia	123
71	Rose	123
73	Norma	120
74	Theresa	119
75	Elaine	116
76	Constance	114
77	Laura	109
78	Lois	107
78	Sally	107
80	Ellen	106
81	Victoria	105
82	Anna	99
83	Rhonda	98
84	Anita	97
85	Evelyn	95
85	Suzanne	95
87	Darlene	94
87	Sue	94
89	Terry	92
90	Lynn	83
90	Patsy	83
92	Charlene	81
93	Marie	79
93	Roberta	79
93	Sarah	79
96	Joann	78
96	Loretta	78
98	Janis	77
98	Jeanne	77
100	Anne	76