Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	522
2	Linda	343
3	Patricia	191
4	Gloria	167
5	Barbara	161
6	Margaret	130
7	Maria	125
8	Nancy	116
9	Betty	111
10	Susan	109
11	Sharon	104
12	Judy	96
13	Elizabeth	93
14	Martha	89
15	Dolores	88
16	Sandra	87
17	Rita	84
18	Shirley	82
18	Virginia	82
20	Frances	81
21	Carol	74
22	Donna	73
23	Carolyn	70
23	Rose	70
23	Theresa	70

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	68
27	Helen	65
27	Karen	65
29	Rebecca	61
30	Christine	57
30	Dorothy	57
30	Irene	57
33	Cynthia	56
33	Kathleen	56
35	Lucy	55
36	Connie	54
36	Evelyn	54
38	Marie	53
39	Deborah	52
40	Kathy	51
41	Priscilla	50
42	Sylvia	49
42	Yolanda	49
44	Diana	46
45	Lorraine	45
46	Catherine	44
46	Eva	44
46	Pauline	44
46	Teresa	44
50	Anita	43
50	Janet	43
52	Carmen	41
53	Beverly	40
53	Cheryl	40
53	Esther	40
53	Janice	40
53	Pamela	40
58	Anna	39
59	Charlotte	38
59	Geraldine	38
59	Peggy	38
62	Juanita	37
62	Judith	37
62	Patsy	37
65	Bertha	36
65	Ramona	36
67	Cecilia	35
67	Diane	35
67	Ruth	35
70	Louise	34
71	Kathryn	33
71	Lucille	33
73	Beatrice	32
73	Jo	32
73	Joyce	32
73	Sally	32
77	Katherine	31
77	Laura	31
79	Jane	30
79	Margie	30
79	Marilyn	30
79	Stella	30
79	Yvonne	30
84	Joann	29
84	Viola	29
86	Rosemary	28
87	Bonnie	27
87	Emma	27
87	Erlinda	27
87	Julia	27
87	Vicki	27
92	Marcella	26
92	Olivia	26
92	Sarah	26
95	Jeanette	25
95	Loretta	25
95	Paula	25
95	Rosa	25
99	Brenda	24
99	Grace	24
99	Rosie	24
99	Wanda	24