Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	462
2	Patricia	256
2	Susan	256
4	Mary	225
5	Nancy	211
6	Kathleen	201
7	Carol	189
8	Donna	185
9	Barbara	176
10	Sandra	163
11	Diane	129
12	Judith	120
13	Deborah	117
14	Margaret	111
15	Karen	103
16	Sharon	102
17	Janice	101
18	Suzanne	99
19	Joan	98
20	Cheryl	95
21	Ann	94
22	Joyce	90
23	Christine	85
24	Janet	83
24	Paula	83

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	80
26	Jane	80
28	Gail	78
29	Cynthia	75
30	Jean	74
31	Elaine	67
32	Pamela	65
33	Maureen	63
34	Beverly	62
35	Jeanne	58
36	Joanne	57
37	Lorraine	55
38	Catherine	53
38	Marie	53
40	Dorothy	52
41	Shirley	51
42	Eileen	46
43	Anne	45
43	Carolyn	45
45	Frances	44
45	Marilyn	44
47	Denise	40
47	Gloria	40
47	Virginia	40
50	Pauline	38
51	Helen	37
51	Rita	37
53	Rosemary	35
54	Lynn	33
55	Brenda	32
55	Claire	32
55	Dianne	32
55	Jacqueline	32
55	Katherine	32
60	Marcia	30
60	Sheila	30
62	Lois	29
62	Louise	29
64	Joann	28
64	Theresa	28
66	Phyllis	27
67	Geraldine	26
67	Michele	26
69	Ellen	24
69	Paulette	24
71	Alice	23
71	Leslie	23
71	Marsha	23
71	Martha	23
71	Roberta	23
76	Charlene	22
76	Lucille	22
76	Rachel	22
79	Betty	21
79	Evelyn	21
79	Marjorie	21
79	Sally	21
83	Doris	20
83	Kathryn	20
83	Priscilla	20
86	Carole	19
86	Diana	19
86	Judy	19
86	Lynda	19
86	Ruth	19
91	Andrea	18
91	Bonnie	18
91	Charlotte	18
91	Claudette	18
91	Irene	18
96	Angela	17
96	Kathy	17
96	Rose	17
99	Anna	16
99	Annette	16
99	Claudia	16
99	Colleen	16
99	Constance	16
99	Maria	16
99	Wendy	16