Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,042
2	Mary	1,552
3	Brenda	1,337
4	Patricia	1,183
5	Barbara	904
6	Judy	814
7	Sandra	780
8	Carolyn	710
9	Shirley	680
10	Betty	659
11	Deborah	637
12	Nancy	544
13	Wanda	524
14	Janice	523
15	Donna	504
16	Martha	457
17	Joyce	448
18	Sharon	447
19	Margaret	426
20	Susan	403
21	Carol	376
22	Peggy	359
23	Dorothy	326
24	Elizabeth	303
25	Pamela	297

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	290
26	Rebecca	290
28	Phyllis	274
29	Kathy	267
30	Glenda	260
31	Charlotte	255
32	Karen	245
33	Gloria	237
34	Janet	236
35	Doris	230
36	Patsy	229
37	Sherry	225
37	Virginia	225
39	Connie	221
40	Helen	218
41	Judith	211
42	Frances	188
43	Diane	182
44	Alice	174
45	Jo	170
45	Marilyn	170
47	Wilma	165
48	Cathy	164
49	Sarah	161
50	Bonnie	160
51	Cynthia	159
52	Rita	157
53	Ann	151
54	Sheila	145
55	Katherine	141
56	Teresa	140
57	Cheryl	139
58	Ruby	137
58	Ruth	137
60	Catherine	134
60	Vicki	134
62	Vickie	131
63	Evelyn	129
63	Jane	129
65	Norma	126
66	Gwendolyn	124
66	Joan	124
68	Anna	123
69	Anita	121
70	Jacqueline	120
71	Marsha	117
72	Diana	115
73	Annie	114
74	Mildred	104
75	Laura	102
76	Delores	100
77	Paula	97
78	Gail	95
79	Kathleen	94
79	Vivian	94
81	Edna	93
81	Jean	93
83	Lois	92
84	Shelia	90
85	Janie	89
85	Kathryn	89
87	Debra	85
87	Lynda	85
89	Billie	83
90	Emma	81
90	Sylvia	81
92	Edith	79
92	Juanita	79
92	Rose	79
95	Christine	78
95	Julia	78
95	Sue	78
98	Bobbie	77
99	Constance	73
99	Regina	73