Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	336
2	Mary	290
3	Kathleen	191
4	Sandra	186
5	Susan	182
6	Carol	174
7	Karen	162
8	Barbara	161
8	Patricia	161
10	Deborah	133
11	Diane	127
12	Sharon	122
13	Cheryl	120
14	Donna	115
15	Nancy	110
16	Janice	95
17	Judith	88
18	Bonnie	83
19	Judy	82
20	Shirley	81
21	Cynthia	78
22	Pamela	74
23	Margaret	71
24	Connie	68
25	Jane	65

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	64
27	Peggy	63
28	Marilyn	59
28	Vicki	59
30	Beverly	57
31	Betty	56
32	Debra	54
33	Janet	52
33	Rebecca	52
35	Brenda	51
36	Gloria	48
36	Kathryn	48
38	Rita	46
39	Constance	44
40	Jean	43
40	Kathy	43
42	Darlene	42
43	Charlotte	38
43	Colleen	38
45	Elizabeth	37
45	Marlene	37
45	Renee	37
48	Katherine	36
49	Dorothy	35
49	Gail	35
49	Jacqueline	35
52	Wanda	33
53	Bonita	32
53	Lois	32
53	Ruth	32
56	Elaine	30
57	Catherine	29
57	Julie	29
57	Marie	29
57	Phyllis	29
57	Sheila	29
62	Alice	28
62	Diana	28
62	Marcia	28
62	Roberta	28
66	Audrey	27
66	Joyce	27
66	Virginia	27
69	Carolyn	26
69	Charlene	26
69	Paulette	26
72	Eileen	25
72	Helen	25
74	Joanne	24
74	Sally	24
74	Victoria	24
77	Claudia	23
78	Marlys	22
79	Theresa	21
80	Ellen	20
80	Joann	20
80	Sherry	20
83	Ann	19
83	Jeanne	19
83	Kay	19
83	Sheryl	19
87	Dianne	18
87	Maureen	18
87	Suzanne	18
90	Arlene	17
90	Cathy	17
90	Irene	17
90	June	17
90	Lorraine	17
90	Norma	17
90	Paula	17
90	Rose	17
90	Terry	17
99	Doris	16
99	Laura	16
99	Penny	16
99	Vickie	16