Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,474
2	Mary	3,321
3	Patricia	2,633
4	Barbara	2,399
5	Deborah	2,245
6	Susan	2,207
7	Karen	1,922
8	Nancy	1,762
9	Sandra	1,654
10	Sharon	1,652
11	Kathleen	1,628
12	Carol	1,579
13	Pamela	1,188
14	Donna	1,144
15	Janet	1,103
16	Diane	999
17	Judith	997
18	Cynthia	900
19	Brenda	899
20	Margaret	876
21	Cheryl	872
22	Rebecca	848
23	Joyce	799
24	Christine	731
24	Shirley	731

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	716
27	Kathy	712
28	Bonnie	679
29	Carolyn	678
30	Elizabeth	660
31	Janice	632
32	Diana	609
33	Marilyn	606
34	Jane	578
35	Judy	571
36	Connie	559
37	Betty	510
38	Catherine	495
39	Peggy	487
40	Kathryn	464
41	Martha	457
42	Ruth	445
43	Debra	427
44	Jacqueline	408
45	Vicki	405
46	Jean	403
47	Rita	401
48	Paula	400
49	Cathy	395
50	Marcia	393
51	Gloria	381
52	Darlene	371
53	Marsha	369
54	Gail	365
55	Joan	360
56	Constance	359
57	Virginia	343
58	Elaine	341
59	Ann	340
60	Sally	338
61	Phyllis	333
62	Dorothy	330
63	Laura	312
64	Jo	294
65	Rose	289
66	Helen	288
66	Sheila	288
68	Sue	287
69	Sherry	284
70	Theresa	283
71	Roberta	281
72	Victoria	273
73	Lynn	268
74	Suzanne	265
75	Ellen	264
76	Katherine	256
77	Lois	248
78	Frances	245
79	Teresa	242
80	Wanda	235
81	Charlotte	234
82	Joanne	233
83	Alice	232
83	Jennifer	232
85	Anne	228
86	Charlene	227
87	Denise	214
88	Vickie	209
89	Dianne	208
90	Marlene	205
91	Gayle	189
92	Kay	183
92	Rosemary	183
94	Marie	181
95	Jeanne	175
96	Joann	174
97	Norma	173
97	Sarah	173
99	Stephanie	166
100	Jill	165