Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,002
2	Susan	526
3	Mary	435
4	Patricia	367
5	Barbara	364
6	Sandra	345
7	Sharon	328
8	Kathleen	317
9	Karen	315
10	Nancy	310
11	Carol	274
12	Pamela	218
13	Donna	217
14	Judith	207
15	Janet	198
16	Christine	188
17	Judy	186
18	Janice	180
19	Diane	178
20	Cheryl	177
21	Kathy	148
22	Shirley	147
23	Margaret	139
24	Carolyn	125
25	Deborah	124

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	123
27	Joyce	115
28	Connie	112
29	Diana	108
30	Betty	105
30	Beverly	105
30	Rebecca	105
33	Kathryn	96
33	Peggy	96
35	Sherry	95
36	Bonnie	94
36	Cynthia	94
36	Teresa	94
39	Vicki	93
40	Elizabeth	83
41	Brenda	79
41	Catherine	79
43	Suzanne	76
44	Joan	75
45	Sally	74
46	Ann	72
47	Alice	68
47	Gail	68
47	Jean	68
50	Gloria	66
50	Jane	66
52	Charlotte	64
52	Darlene	64
52	Katherine	64
52	Marcia	64
56	Dorothy	63
57	Jacqueline	60
57	Paula	60
59	Phyllis	57
60	Cathy	56
60	Lynn	56
60	Theresa	56
63	Sheryl	55
64	Colleen	54
64	Julie	54
64	Terry	54
64	Virginia	54
68	Constance	53
68	Laura	53
70	Gayle	50
71	Ellen	49
71	Evelyn	49
73	Lynda	47
73	Roberta	47
73	Sheila	47
76	Ruth	46
76	Wanda	46
78	Charlene	45
78	Helen	45
78	Jo	45
78	Leslie	45
78	Rita	45
78	Sue	45
84	Penny	44
85	Elaine	43
85	Joanne	43
85	Martha	43
88	Frances	42
89	Jeanne	41
89	Marsha	41
91	Georgia	40
92	Anita	39
92	Lois	39
92	Vickie	39
95	Kay	38
96	Yvonne	37
97	Janis	35
97	Valerie	35
99	Claudia	34
99	Victoria	34