Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	5,150
2	Mary	3,378
3	Patricia	2,641
4	Barbara	2,438
5	Susan	2,247
6	Sandra	1,869
7	Karen	1,829
8	Carol	1,786
9	Kathleen	1,768
10	Nancy	1,758
11	Sharon	1,651
12	Deborah	1,602
13	Donna	1,307
14	Judith	1,222
15	Pamela	1,156
16	Janet	1,030
17	Diane	999
18	Cheryl	970
19	Margaret	954
20	Brenda	828
21	Cynthia	826
22	Shirley	818
23	Joyce	813
24	Rebecca	803
25	Carolyn	794

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	780
27	Marilyn	700
28	Judy	688
29	Bonnie	675
30	Janice	667
31	Christine	660
32	Kathy	645
33	Diana	611
34	Elizabeth	608
35	Connie	569
36	Betty	564
37	Jane	560
38	Ruth	539
39	Gloria	484
40	Martha	474
41	Peggy	449
42	Catherine	439
43	Kathryn	433
44	Constance	421
45	Jean	417
46	Paula	410
46	Phyllis	410
48	Jacqueline	398
49	Rita	397
50	Joan	396
51	Virginia	393
52	Ann	389
53	Vicki	376
54	Marcia	374
55	Sue	370
56	Cathy	364
57	Sally	360
58	Darlene	358
59	Elaine	357
60	Dorothy	337
61	Gail	331
62	Marsha	327
63	Rose	319
64	Frances	310
65	Suzanne	309
66	Jo	303
66	Sherry	303
68	Helen	300
69	Lois	292
69	Theresa	292
71	Charlotte	291
72	Ellen	273
73	Alice	264
73	Lynn	264
75	Roberta	255
76	Katherine	250
76	Victoria	250
78	Teresa	245
79	Marlene	244
80	Laura	239
81	Charlene	234
82	Dianne	231
83	Sheila	230
84	Joanne	229
85	Jennifer	222
86	Rosemary	220
87	Kay	201
88	Jeanne	197
89	Wanda	188
90	Anne	178
91	Debra	177
92	Marie	173
92	Stephanie	173
94	Lynda	170
95	Sarah	165
96	Anita	164
96	Anna	164
96	Norma	164
96	Yvonne	164
100	Wendy	161