Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	844
2	Susan	508
3	Mary	429
4	Patricia	396
5	Nancy	340
6	Barbara	334
7	Karen	333
8	Kathleen	323
9	Sandra	304
10	Carol	299
11	Sharon	278
12	Donna	222
13	Deborah	217
14	Pamela	196
15	Diane	190
15	Janice	190
17	Cheryl	188
18	Judy	177
19	Christine	173
20	Judith	168
21	Janet	160
22	Margaret	140
23	Marilyn	132
24	Kathryn	124
24	Rebecca	124

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	121
27	Diana	117
28	Bonnie	113
29	Cynthia	109
29	Kathy	109
31	Carolyn	108
31	Connie	108
33	Beverly	105
33	Joyce	105
35	Teresa	102
36	Peggy	100
37	Vicki	90
38	Catherine	85
38	Elizabeth	85
40	Julie	83
41	Gail	80
42	Laura	77
42	Ruth	77
44	Betty	76
45	Colleen	75
45	Katherine	75
47	Brenda	74
47	Debra	74
49	Jean	73
49	Virginia	73
51	Cathy	70
51	Joanne	70
51	Sherry	70
54	Sally	69
55	Ann	66
55	Gloria	66
57	Paula	65
58	Dorothy	62
58	Marcia	62
60	Glenda	61
60	Jane	61
62	Marsha	59
63	Constance	58
64	Joan	57
64	Roberta	57
66	Jacqueline	56
67	Alice	54
68	Darlene	53
68	Helen	53
68	Lynda	53
71	Phyllis	51
72	Suzanne	50
73	Leslie	49
73	Sheryl	49
75	Jeanne	47
75	Vickie	47
77	Gayle	45
78	Ellen	44
78	Marlene	44
78	Theresa	44
81	Charlotte	43
81	Kay	43
81	Lynn	43
81	Terry	43
81	Valerie	43
86	Elaine	42
87	Martha	41
87	Terri	41
87	Wanda	41
90	Jo	40
91	Penny	39
92	Claudia	38
93	Kristine	37
93	Rita	37
93	Sheila	37
96	Anita	36
96	Candace	36
96	Charlene	36
96	Frances	36
96	Shelley	36