Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	394
2	Mary	338
3	Barbara	236
4	Patricia	197
5	Sandra	196
6	Nancy	173
7	Susan	170
8	Carol	169
9	Kathleen	156
10	Sharon	123
11	Diane	122
12	Donna	121
13	Karen	114
14	Janet	93
15	Cheryl	87
15	Judy	87
15	Pamela	87
18	Deborah	86
19	Judith	82
20	Cynthia	80
21	Marilyn	76
21	Peggy	76
23	Janice	73
24	Bonnie	70
25	Jean	69

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kathryn	69
27	Margaret	68
28	Joyce	64
28	Shirley	64
30	Beverly	63
31	Betty	62
32	Connie	60
33	Gloria	57
34	Vicki	55
35	Jane	53
36	Joan	51
37	Ruth	48
38	Elizabeth	43
39	Lois	42
40	Diana	41
40	Marcia	41
42	Carolyn	40
43	Debra	39
43	Rebecca	39
45	Darlene	38
45	Katherine	38
45	Kay	38
45	Rita	38
49	Catherine	37
49	Dianne	37
49	Elaine	37
52	Julie	36
52	Kathy	36
52	Sherry	36
55	Dorothy	35
56	Brenda	33
56	Constance	33
56	Jacqueline	33
59	Colleen	29
59	Gail	29
59	Helen	29
59	Marlene	29
59	Marsha	29
64	Joann	28
64	Roberta	28
64	Sheila	28
67	Glenda	27
68	Phyllis	26
69	Jo	25
69	Virginia	25
69	Wanda	25
72	Ann	24
72	Victoria	24
74	Candace	23
74	Paula	23
74	Teresa	23
77	Alice	22
77	Eileen	22
77	Jeanne	22
77	Laura	22
77	Rose	22
77	Vickie	22
83	Anita	21
83	Darla	21
83	Lynn	21
86	Joanne	20
87	Charlotte	19
87	Frances	19
87	Theresa	19
87	Valerie	19
91	Ellen	18
91	Jill	18
91	Sheryl	18
94	Cathy	17
94	Geraldine	17
94	Karla	17
94	Rhonda	17
94	Vicky	17
99	Carla	16
99	Charlene	16
99	Jeanette	16
99	Lana	16
99	Lynda	16
99	Marie	16
99	Marjorie	16
99	Marlys	16
99	Michele	16
99	Rosemary	16
99	Sally	16
99	Yvonne	16