Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1950
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 4,198 |
| 2 | Mary | 4,061 |
| 3 | Maria | 2,253 |
| 4 | Patricia | 2,049 |
| 5 | Barbara | 1,623 |
| 6 | Deborah | 1,484 |
| 7 | Sandra | 1,476 |
| 8 | Brenda | 1,400 |
| 9 | Sharon | 1,245 |
| 10 | Gloria | 1,220 |
| 11 | Carolyn | 1,184 |
| 12 | Judy | 1,118 |
| 13 | Nancy | 1,063 |
| 14 | Susan | 1,059 |
| 15 | Shirley | 1,048 |
| 16 | Donna | 1,009 |
| 17 | Karen | 972 |
| 18 | Carol | 941 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 941 |
| 20 | Betty | 940 |
| 21 | Martha | 798 |
| 22 | Margaret | 778 |
| 23 | Pamela | 751 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 743 |
| 25 | Juanita | 731 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Yolanda | 730 |
| 27 | Janice | 720 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 701 |
| 29 | Beverly | 638 |
| 30 | Joyce | 596 |
| 31 | Virginia | 589 |
| 32 | Rosa | 588 |
| 33 | Janet | 548 |
| 34 | Dorothy | 535 |
| 35 | Kathy | 528 |
| 36 | Janie | 521 |
| 37 | Sylvia | 520 |
| 38 | Connie | 519 |
| 38 | Diana | 519 |
| 40 | Peggy | 513 |
| 41 | Sherry | 506 |
| 42 | Paula | 496 |
| 43 | Alice | 489 |
| 44 | Frances | 483 |
| 45 | Wanda | 476 |
| 46 | Glenda | 457 |
| 47 | Jo | 456 |
| 48 | Marilyn | 451 |
| 49 | Guadalupe | 422 |
| 50 | Vicki | 416 |
| 51 | Rose | 396 |
| 52 | Irene | 394 |
| 53 | Judith | 390 |
| 54 | Kathleen | 389 |
| 55 | Diane | 385 |
| 56 | Norma | 374 |
| 57 | Cheryl | 370 |
| 58 | Helen | 368 |
| 59 | Teresa | 367 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 358 |
| 61 | Patsy | 357 |
| 62 | Katherine | 354 |
| 62 | Rita | 354 |
| 64 | Irma | 349 |
| 65 | Debra | 345 |
| 66 | Doris | 340 |
| 67 | Charlotte | 334 |
| 68 | Anita | 318 |
| 69 | Cathy | 311 |
| 70 | Catherine | 310 |
| 71 | Laura | 309 |
| 72 | Margarita | 302 |
| 73 | Evelyn | 296 |
| 74 | Anna | 288 |
| 75 | Marsha | 279 |
| 75 | Phyllis | 279 |
| 77 | Bonnie | 275 |
| 78 | Vickie | 273 |
| 79 | Ruth | 268 |
| 80 | Alicia | 266 |
| 81 | Ann | 265 |
| 82 | Jane | 264 |
| 83 | Ruby | 262 |
| 84 | Carmen | 257 |
| 85 | Dolores | 253 |
| 86 | Olga | 242 |
| 87 | Eva | 230 |
| 88 | Lynda | 227 |
| 89 | Gwendolyn | 226 |
| 90 | Dora | 223 |
| 91 | Lydia | 222 |
| 92 | Sheila | 220 |
| 93 | Sue | 219 |
| 94 | Sarah | 217 |
| 95 | Esther | 214 |
| 96 | Theresa | 213 |
| 97 | Emma | 211 |
| 98 | Bertha | 208 |
| 99 | Jacqueline | 206 |
| 100 | Christine | 204 |