Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	347
2	Susan	184
3	Patricia	163
4	Mary	146
5	Nancy	145
6	Sandra	129
7	Diane	122
8	Donna	121
9	Carol	110
9	Judith	110
11	Barbara	101
11	Kathleen	101
13	Deborah	79
14	Sharon	77
15	Pamela	70
16	Margaret	65
17	Brenda	62
17	Cheryl	62
19	Elizabeth	61
20	Suzanne	59
21	Gail	58
22	Karen	54
23	Cynthia	53
24	Joanne	52
25	Elaine	51

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Louise	48
27	Gloria	46
27	Joan	46
29	Jane	44
30	Janice	42
31	Janet	41
32	Denise	40
32	Martha	40
34	Joyce	38
35	Beverly	37
35	Bonnie	37
35	Paula	37
35	Shirley	37
39	Dorothy	35
39	Jacqueline	35
39	Marie	35
42	Ann	34
43	Christine	33
43	Jean	33
43	Pauline	33
46	Virginia	32
47	Anne	29
47	Judy	29
47	Lorraine	29
47	Sally	29
51	Catherine	27
51	Constance	27
51	Theresa	27
54	Rita	26
54	Sheila	26
56	Claire	25
56	Marilyn	25
56	Ruth	25
59	Diana	24
59	Maureen	24
61	Dianne	23
61	Doris	23
63	Carolyn	22
63	Charlene	22
63	Jeanne	22
66	Darlene	21
66	Kathy	21
66	Priscilla	21
66	Sylvia	21
70	Irene	20
70	Katherine	20
70	Rachel	20
73	Alice	19
73	Betty	19
73	Helen	19
73	Marcia	19
73	Roberta	19
78	June	18
78	Kathryn	18
78	Rebecca	18
81	Anita	17
82	Colleen	16
82	Ellen	16
82	Sherry	16
82	Valerie	16
86	Phyllis	15
86	Wendy	15
88	Eleanor	14
88	Joann	14
88	Lucille	14
88	Marlene	14
88	Norma	14
93	Laura	13
93	Lois	13
93	Lynda	13
96	Eileen	12
96	Lynn	12
96	Marion	12
96	Peggy	12
100	Cecile	11
100	Claudette	11
100	Frances	11
100	Paulette	11
100	Rose	11