Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,380
2	Mary	816
3	Patricia	592
4	Deborah	506
5	Sharon	451
6	Barbara	433
7	Donna	407
8	Karen	381
9	Brenda	378
9	Carolyn	378
11	Nancy	363
12	Sandra	354
13	Carol	339
14	Susan	336
15	Shirley	332
16	Judy	321
17	Janice	293
18	Betty	260
19	Pamela	248
20	Janet	243
21	Connie	223
22	Glenda	220
23	Joyce	205
24	Cynthia	196
25	Beverly	180

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marilyn	180
27	Rebecca	172
28	Margaret	170
29	Vicki	168
30	Peggy	166
31	Kathy	162
32	Judith	161
33	Paula	155
34	Cheryl	146
35	Phyllis	144
35	Sherry	144
37	Elizabeth	142
38	Kathryn	139
38	Martha	139
40	Diana	136
41	Debra	131
42	Wanda	127
43	Rita	118
44	Gloria	117
45	Jo	114
46	Marsha	109
46	Virginia	109
48	Teresa	107
49	Charlotte	105
50	Cathy	102
51	Kathleen	97
52	Katherine	92
53	Patsy	91
54	Jane	87
54	Ruth	87
56	Sue	86
57	Catherine	85
58	Bonnie	84
58	Frances	84
58	Lynda	84
61	Doris	81
62	Anita	80
62	Helen	80
64	Alice	79
64	Dorothy	79
64	Rhonda	79
64	Vickie	79
68	Diane	78
69	Laura	74
70	Norma	69
71	Marcia	66
72	Janis	65
73	Ann	64
74	Anna	63
74	Billie	63
74	Gail	63
77	Loretta	62
78	Sally	61
79	Carla	60
79	Evelyn	60
79	Lois	60
82	Jacqueline	58
82	Sheila	58
84	Jean	55
85	Jackie	54
86	Kay	53
87	Rose	50
88	Joy	48
88	Terry	48
90	Janie	47
91	Ruby	45
92	Christine	43
92	Claudia	43
94	Dianna	42
94	Wilma	42
96	Constance	41
96	Georgia	41
96	Joan	41
99	Elaine	40
99	Sheryl	40
99	Theresa	40