Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,576
2	Mary	808
3	Patricia	540
4	Sharon	513
5	Donna	475
6	Barbara	446
7	Sandra	417
8	Carolyn	408
9	Judy	373
10	Nancy	359
11	Shirley	357
12	Carol	347
13	Karen	339
14	Brenda	320
15	Susan	309
16	Deborah	282
17	Janice	253
18	Betty	248
19	Pamela	245
20	Connie	215
21	Joyce	211
22	Beverly	204
23	Judith	197
24	Margaret	188
25	Cynthia	186

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	179
27	Wanda	178
28	Phyllis	174
29	Kathy	167
30	Peggy	163
31	Marilyn	162
32	Glenda	155
33	Diana	154
34	Rebecca	149
34	Sherry	149
36	Paula	146
37	Vicki	142
38	Martha	141
39	Virginia	132
40	Rita	131
41	Cheryl	120
42	Elizabeth	115
43	Kathryn	113
43	Lynda	113
45	Patsy	109
46	Gloria	107
46	Kathleen	107
48	Teresa	106
49	Jo	99
50	Charlotte	98
51	Dorothy	94
51	Helen	94
51	Ruth	94
54	Cathy	92
54	Sue	92
56	Frances	90
57	Anita	88
58	Marsha	86
59	Diane	84
60	Bonnie	83
61	Alice	80
62	Ann	79
63	Catherine	77
63	Loretta	77
65	Anna	76
66	Vickie	73
67	Jane	70
68	Jean	69
69	Joan	67
70	Norma	66
71	Doris	64
71	Laura	64
73	Sarah	63
74	Debra	61
74	Rhonda	61
76	Evelyn	59
77	Gail	58
77	Janis	58
77	Sally	58
80	Katherine	55
80	Roberta	55
82	Lois	54
82	Ruby	54
82	Sheila	54
85	Wilma	52
86	Janie	51
86	Marcia	51
88	Billie	50
89	Kay	48
89	Suzanne	48
91	Claudia	47
92	Julia	46
93	Jackie	45
94	Carla	44
95	Dianna	42
95	Ellen	42
97	Gwendolyn	41
97	Joy	41
97	Rose	41
97	Sylvia	41