Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	367
2	Susan	342
3	Mary	233
4	Kathleen	183
5	Karen	162
6	Carol	151
7	Barbara	142
7	Sandra	142
9	Patricia	141
10	Connie	130
11	Nancy	125
12	Judy	122
13	Sharon	115
14	Pamela	113
15	Diane	112
16	Marilyn	107
17	Janet	102
18	Christine	97
19	Peggy	94
20	Carolyn	93
21	Kathryn	88
22	Shauna	84
23	Bonnie	83
24	Vicki	82
25	Ann	77

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kathy	77
27	Cheryl	76
28	Julie	72
28	Vickie	72
30	Janice	68
31	Lynda	57
31	Paula	57
33	Colleen	56
33	Margaret	56
35	Rebecca	55
36	Brenda	52
36	Sherry	52
38	Gloria	50
38	Joyce	50
40	Jo	47
41	Deborah	46
41	Judith	46
41	Marsha	46
44	Beverly	44
44	Donna	44
46	Elaine	42
46	Joan	42
46	Kristine	42
49	Diana	41
49	Suzanne	41
51	Betty	40
51	Ruth	40
51	Shirley	40
54	Jane	38
55	Cynthia	37
55	Jean	37
55	Katherine	37
58	Claudia	36
58	Terry	36
58	Virginia	36
61	Laura	35
62	Wendy	34
63	Sheila	33
64	Sherrie	32
65	Elizabeth	31
65	Ellen	31
67	Catherine	30
67	Leslie	30
69	Annette	29
69	Darlene	29
71	Cathy	28
71	Dianne	28
71	Jeanne	28
71	Robyn	28
75	Dorothy	27
75	Evelyn	27
75	Joy	27
75	Phyllis	27
79	Charlene	26
79	Gayle	26
79	Janis	26
79	Jill	26
79	Jolene	26
84	Helen	25
84	Kay	25
86	Anne	24
86	Lorraine	24
86	Rosemary	24
86	Teresa	24
90	Alice	23
90	Becky	23
90	Charlotte	23
90	Jacqueline	23
90	Marie	23
90	Valerie	23
96	Dixie	22
96	Penny	22
96	Renee	22
96	Sally	22
96	Sharlene	22
96	Vicky	22