Most popular girls’ names in Nevada, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	83
2	Mary	49
3	Patricia	44
4	Susan	41
5	Karen	37
6	Barbara	33
7	Kathleen	30
7	Nancy	30
9	Pamela	23
10	Sandra	22
10	Sharon	22
12	Deborah	20
13	Diane	17
13	Judith	17
13	Judy	17
16	Carol	15
16	Donna	15
16	Marilyn	15
16	Vicki	15
20	Connie	14
20	Elizabeth	14
20	Janet	14
20	Margaret	14
24	Cheryl	13
24	Christine	13

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Katherine	13
24	Shirley	13
28	Carolyn	12
28	Peggy	12
30	Dorothy	11
30	Gail	11
30	Janice	11
33	Bonnie	10
33	Cynthia	10
33	Debra	10
33	Gloria	10
33	Virginia	10
38	Catherine	9
38	Diana	9
38	Jacqueline	9
38	Kathy	9
38	Michele	9
38	Rebecca	9
44	Brenda	8
44	Laura	8
44	Martha	8
44	Wanda	8
48	Ann	7
48	Cindy	7
48	Colleen	7
48	Darlene	7
48	Helen	7
48	Joyce	7
48	Juanita	7
48	Kathryn	7
48	Lynda	7
48	Sherry	7
48	Terri	7
48	Valerie	7
48	Vickie	7
61	Alice	6
61	Cathy	6
61	Frances	6
61	Jane	6
61	Jeanne	6
61	Joy	6
61	Julie	6
61	Louise	6
61	Paula	6
61	Rita	6
61	Rose	6
61	Toni	6
73	Anna	5
73	Beverly	5
73	Candace	5
73	Carla	5
73	Charlene	5
73	Charlotte	5
73	Jo	5
73	Laverne	5
73	Marjorie	5
73	Marsha	5
73	Maureen	5
73	Sheila	5
73	Teresa	5
73	Terry	5
73	Victoria	5
73	Yvonne	5