Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	395
2	Susan	256
3	Patricia	244
4	Mary	226
5	Kathleen	207
6	Donna	195
7	Nancy	194
8	Barbara	187
9	Deborah	183
10	Carol	179
11	Diane	138
12	Sandra	137
13	Judith	121
14	Elizabeth	114
15	Karen	113
16	Margaret	111
16	Sharon	111
18	Gail	98
19	Christine	97
19	Janice	97
21	Joyce	86
22	Cynthia	85
23	Jane	80
24	Elaine	77
24	Janet	77

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Joan	77
27	Cheryl	76
28	Paula	75
29	Maureen	72
30	Ann	70
31	Pamela	69
32	Suzanne	66
33	Catherine	63
34	Jean	62
35	Shirley	56
36	Anne	54
36	Denise	54
38	Joanne	53
39	Jeanne	52
40	Marie	50
41	Carolyn	48
41	Lorraine	48
43	Dorothy	47
43	Jacqueline	47
45	Marilyn	46
46	Beverly	45
47	Helen	41
47	Louise	41
49	Martha	36
50	Brenda	35
50	Joann	35
52	Claire	34
52	Eileen	34
52	Ellen	34
52	Ruth	34
56	Dianne	32
57	Gloria	31
57	Marcia	31
57	Sheila	31
60	Pauline	30
61	Frances	29
61	Rita	29
61	Theresa	29
64	Irene	28
64	Rosemary	28
66	Marsha	27
66	Roberta	27
68	Bonnie	26
68	Geraldine	26
68	Kathryn	26
68	Phyllis	26
72	Charlene	25
72	Paulette	25
74	Katherine	24
74	Virginia	24
74	Wendy	24
77	Diana	23
78	Leslie	22
78	Lois	22
80	Colleen	21
80	Constance	21
80	Marjorie	21
83	Alice	20
84	Annette	19
84	Arlene	19
84	Doris	19
84	Valerie	19
88	Jeannine	18
88	Jo	18
88	Kathy	18
91	Betty	17
91	Michele	17
91	Rose	17
91	Stephanie	17
95	Anita	16
95	Anna	16
95	Cathy	16
95	Evelyn	16
95	Judy	16
95	Lucille	16
95	Lynne	16
95	Rebecca	16