Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	5,278
2	Mary	4,073
3	Patricia	3,402
4	Barbara	3,050
5	Susan	2,896
6	Kathleen	2,419
7	Carol	2,342
8	Nancy	2,108
9	Deborah	2,011
10	Karen	1,932
11	Donna	1,851
12	Sandra	1,848
13	Margaret	1,623
14	Sharon	1,581
15	Diane	1,416
16	Judith	1,249
17	Janet	1,080
18	Elizabeth	1,026
19	Christine	921
20	Cynthia	914
21	Bonnie	840
22	Joyce	819
23	Cheryl	797
24	Janice	794
25	Shirley	790

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	785
27	Joan	761
28	Catherine	691
29	Joanne	672
30	Jane	669
31	Ruth	653
32	Pamela	647
33	Brenda	634
34	Dorothy	627
35	Jean	597
36	Elaine	588
37	Ann	586
38	Carolyn	574
39	Eileen	556
40	Gloria	550
41	Kathryn	538
42	Kathy	533
43	Helen	525
44	Darlene	518
45	Theresa	508
46	Marilyn	505
47	Betty	488
48	Gail	484
49	Judy	482
49	Marie	482
51	Virginia	477
52	Jacqueline	470
53	Suzanne	461
54	Frances	432
55	Ellen	428
56	Rebecca	406
57	Denise	405
58	Lois	404
59	Anne	403
60	Rita	396
61	Diana	386
62	Maureen	382
63	Constance	378
64	Rose	371
65	Debra	369
66	Paula	363
67	Phyllis	361
68	Sally	359
69	Marlene	358
70	Martha	352
71	Connie	351
72	Rosemary	346
73	Alice	341
74	Anna	331
75	Lorraine	325
76	Joann	316
77	Lynn	304
78	Cathy	295
79	Marsha	290
80	Roberta	283
81	Marcia	282
81	Sherry	282
83	Doris	278
84	Charlotte	273
85	Katherine	271
86	Jeanne	270
87	Dolores	260
88	Louise	259
89	Sheila	255
90	Irene	254
91	Geraldine	252
92	Dianne	250
93	Peggy	248
94	Arlene	246
95	Victoria	245
96	Andrea	236
97	Regina	234
98	Jo	233
99	Carole	225
100	Maryann	222