Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	237
2	Mary	155
3	Susan	142
4	Patricia	110
5	Carol	91
6	Nancy	88
7	Sandra	86
8	Barbara	84
9	Donna	83
10	Diane	80
11	Deborah	79
12	Sharon	63
13	Kathleen	61
14	Brenda	58
15	Judith	54
16	Jane	53
17	Cheryl	50
17	Karen	50
19	Elizabeth	49
20	Margaret	45
20	Martha	45
22	Pamela	38
23	Gail	37
24	Bonnie	33
24	Cynthia	33

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Joyce	33
27	Judy	32
28	Jean	31
29	Ann	30
29	Marie	30
31	Janet	29
32	Joan	28
32	Shirley	28
34	Christine	25
34	Janice	25
34	Paula	25
34	Virginia	25
38	Gloria	24
38	Katherine	24
38	Louise	24
41	Carolyn	23
41	Dianne	23
41	Elaine	23
41	Sheila	23
45	Anne	21
45	Beverly	21
45	Suzanne	21
48	Joanne	20
48	Lorraine	20
48	Marcia	20
48	Theresa	20
52	Betty	19
52	Charlene	19
52	Marilyn	19
52	Ruth	19
56	Diana	18
56	Sally	18
58	Catherine	17
58	Maureen	17
60	Arlene	16
60	Darlene	16
60	Jacqueline	16
60	Lynda	16
64	Kathryn	15
64	Rose	15
66	Claire	14
66	Jeanne	14
66	Sherry	14
66	Wanda	14
70	Debra	13
70	Joann	13
70	Laura	13
70	Phyllis	13
70	Rebecca	13
70	Sylvia	13
76	Denise	12
76	Ellen	12
76	Lynn	12
76	Marlene	12
76	Marsha	12
76	Roberta	12
82	Dorothy	11
82	Helen	11
82	Jo	11
82	June	11
82	Marjorie	11
82	Rosemary	11
88	Andrea	10
88	Cathy	10
88	Dale	10
88	Irene	10
88	Pauline	10
88	Rachel	10
88	Rita	10
88	Valerie	10
96	Alice	9
96	Anna	9
96	Dawn	9
96	Julie	9
96	Wendy	9