Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	262
2	Mary	173
3	Susan	156
4	Patricia	117
5	Nancy	95
6	Diane	85
7	Barbara	83
8	Sandra	81
9	Donna	79
10	Carol	78
11	Judith	63
11	Kathleen	63
13	Deborah	57
13	Margaret	57
15	Brenda	53
16	Sharon	51
17	Cheryl	48
18	Bonnie	45
19	Elizabeth	43
20	Jane	42
21	Joanne	41
21	Pamela	41
23	Joan	39
24	Martha	38
25	Suzanne	37

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	36
26	Shirley	36
28	Gail	33
28	Karen	33
30	Janet	32
31	Carolyn	31
32	Ann	30
32	Anne	30
32	Joyce	30
35	Cynthia	29
35	Jean	29
37	Judy	28
37	Marie	28
37	Paula	28
40	Gloria	26
40	Janice	26
42	Beverly	25
43	Betty	23
43	Lorraine	23
43	Sally	23
43	Sheila	23
47	Dianne	22
47	Elaine	22
47	Helen	22
50	Ellen	21
51	Theresa	20
52	Catherine	19
52	Charlene	19
52	Maureen	19
55	Alice	18
55	Dorothy	18
57	Katherine	17
57	Rebecca	17
57	Ruth	17
57	Virginia	17
61	Jacqueline	16
61	Marilyn	16
61	Pauline	16
64	Louise	15
64	Marlene	15
64	Rosemary	15
67	Laura	14
67	Rita	14
69	Claire	13
69	Jo	13
69	Phyllis	13
72	Colleen	12
72	Diana	12
72	Doris	12
72	Frances	12
72	Jeanne	12
72	Marion	12
78	Denise	11
78	Sherry	11
78	Sylvia	11
81	Darlene	10
81	Irene	10
81	June	10
81	Kathryn	10
81	Lynn	10
86	Connie	9
86	Constance	9
86	Dale	9
86	Marjorie	9
86	Rose	9
86	Valerie	9
92	Andrea	8
92	Anna	8
92	Dawn	8
92	Francine	8
92	Lynda	8
92	Marcia	8
92	Norma	8
92	Roberta	8
92	Wanda	8
92	Wendy	8