Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,289
2	Mary	1,671
3	Brenda	1,483
4	Patricia	1,203
5	Barbara	1,041
6	Judy	879
7	Carolyn	819
8	Sandra	807
9	Betty	787
10	Shirley	767
11	Wanda	575
12	Nancy	566
13	Donna	484
14	Sharon	477
15	Janice	466
16	Margaret	461
17	Martha	450
18	Joyce	434
19	Peggy	430
20	Susan	362
21	Carol	358
22	Deborah	339
23	Elizabeth	335
24	Dorothy	331
25	Phyllis	308

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	295
27	Glenda	272
28	Patsy	270
29	Connie	261
30	Gloria	258
31	Beverly	250
31	Helen	250
33	Judith	247
34	Pamela	246
35	Virginia	240
36	Kathy	232
37	Charlotte	224
38	Janet	216
39	Karen	214
40	Doris	213
41	Frances	212
41	Sherry	212
43	Rita	196
44	Alice	183
45	Sarah	180
46	Jo	170
47	Cheryl	167
47	Wilma	167
49	Marilyn	160
50	Diane	157
51	Annie	149
52	Bonnie	147
52	Sheila	147
54	Ruth	146
55	Anna	145
55	Cynthia	145
57	Teresa	142
58	Ann	141
59	Jane	136
59	Lois	136
61	Evelyn	134
62	Ruby	131
63	Joan	122
64	Norma	121
65	Lynda	119
66	Cathy	118
67	Katherine	117
68	Paula	115
69	Catherine	114
70	Laura	111
71	Mildred	110
72	Juanita	106
72	Vicki	106
74	Bobbie	103
74	Edna	103
76	Jacqueline	102
77	Diana	98
77	Sue	98
79	Gail	94
80	Emma	93
80	Jean	93
80	Kathleen	93
80	Paulette	93
84	Gwendolyn	91
84	Janie	91
86	Vivian	87
87	Sylvia	86
87	Thelma	86
89	Anita	85
90	Dianne	84
91	Rose	83
92	Suzanne	82
92	Willie	82
94	Kathryn	79
94	Theresa	79
96	Delores	78
96	Julia	78
98	Geraldine	77
99	Vickie	76
100	Clara	75
100	Margie	75
100	Stella	75