Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	275
2	Susan	202
3	Patricia	157
4	Donna	137
4	Nancy	137
6	Mary	135
7	Kathleen	128
8	Carol	115
9	Diane	114
10	Sandra	112
11	Barbara	88
12	Judith	86
13	Deborah	81
14	Janet	67
15	Sharon	66
16	Gail	65
17	Jane	64
18	Brenda	62
19	Karen	61
20	Bonnie	58
21	Cynthia	56
22	Cheryl	54
22	Elaine	54
22	Janice	54
25	Ann	53

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Louise	52
26	Suzanne	52
28	Margaret	49
29	Pamela	45
30	Elizabeth	43
31	Christine	41
32	Denise	39
33	Gloria	36
33	Shirley	36
35	Jean	35
35	Joan	35
37	Joanne	34
38	Ellen	33
38	Joyce	33
38	Kathryn	33
38	Martha	33
42	Beverly	31
42	Jacqueline	31
44	Marie	30
44	Pauline	30
46	Doris	29
46	Sheila	29
48	Catherine	28
48	Diana	28
48	Ruth	28
48	Theresa	28
52	Katherine	27
52	Maureen	27
52	Virginia	27
55	Paula	26
56	Anne	25
56	Marilyn	25
56	Roberta	25
59	Irene	24
59	Kathy	24
59	Lucille	24
62	Jeanne	23
63	Claire	22
63	Dorothy	22
63	Judy	22
66	Betty	21
66	Darlene	21
66	Dianne	21
66	Helen	21
66	Lorraine	21
71	Constance	19
71	Sally	19
73	Carolyn	18
73	Rita	18
75	Anita	17
75	Marcia	17
77	Charlene	16
77	Rachel	16
79	Cathy	15
79	Laura	15
79	Norma	15
79	Rebecca	15
79	Rose	15
79	Sherry	15
85	Charlotte	14
85	Marjorie	14
85	Michele	14
85	Wendy	14
89	Debra	13
89	Lois	13
89	Marsha	13
89	Sylvia	13
89	Wanda	13
94	Andrea	12
94	Eileen	12
94	Lynda	12
94	Marlene	12
94	Sarah	12
99	Alice	11
99	Doreen	11
99	Julie	11
99	Lynn	11
99	Priscilla	11