Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	343
2	Mary	265
3	Barbara	176
4	Susan	168
5	Carol	149
6	Patricia	147
7	Sandra	142
8	Kathleen	125
9	Karen	122
10	Nancy	112
11	Sharon	96
12	Donna	94
13	Cheryl	76
14	Margaret	73
15	Judy	72
15	Pamela	72
17	Deborah	71
18	Shirley	69
19	Diane	63
20	Bonnie	61
20	Janet	61
22	Judith	58
23	Connie	56
23	Marilyn	56
25	Janice	53

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	51
26	Kathryn	51
28	Betty	50
29	Vicki	49
30	Kathy	48
31	Peggy	46
32	Colleen	44
33	Diana	43
34	Virginia	41
35	Catherine	40
35	Joyce	40
37	Brenda	38
38	Helen	37
39	Elizabeth	36
39	Joan	36
41	Sherry	33
42	Gail	32
42	Jane	32
42	Marcia	32
42	Roberta	32
46	Carolyn	31
46	Christine	31
46	Cynthia	31
46	Darlene	31
46	Jean	31
46	Katherine	31
52	Sally	30
53	Sheila	29
54	Debra	28
54	Elaine	28
56	Jo	26
56	Martha	26
56	Vickie	26
59	Ann	25
59	Constance	25
59	Dorothy	25
59	Gloria	25
59	Victoria	25
64	Jacqueline	24
64	Jeanne	24
64	Paula	24
64	Rita	24
64	Ruth	24
64	Wanda	24
70	Charlene	23
70	Lynn	23
72	Marjorie	22
73	Frances	21
73	Laura	21
73	Marie	21
73	Michele	21
73	Phyllis	21
73	Suzanne	21
79	Claudia	20
79	Eileen	20
79	Evelyn	20
79	Juanita	20
79	Rebecca	20
79	Theresa	20
85	Alice	19
85	Candace	19
85	Glenda	19
85	Julie	19
85	Teresa	19
85	Terry	19
91	Charlotte	18
91	Denise	18
91	Gayle	18
91	Jennifer	18
91	Kay	18
91	Lorraine	18
91	Lynda	18
91	Michelle	18
99	Ellen	17
99	Marlene	17
99	Rhonda	17