Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,538
2	Susan	827
3	Mary	796
4	Patricia	684
5	Kathleen	637
6	Barbara	594
7	Carol	553
8	Sandra	520
9	Nancy	517
10	Karen	475
11	Sharon	462
12	Pamela	365
13	Donna	337
14	Janet	306
15	Judith	286
16	Diane	282
16	Judy	282
18	Cheryl	277
19	Janice	271
20	Margaret	268
21	Christine	267
22	Kathy	223
23	Shirley	198
24	Marilyn	197
25	Deborah	194

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	192
27	Kathryn	188
28	Vicki	182
29	Carolyn	177
30	Connie	164
31	Catherine	162
32	Diana	161
33	Elizabeth	154
34	Bonnie	152
34	Gail	152
34	Peggy	152
37	Katherine	151
38	Joan	145
38	Virginia	145
40	Gloria	139
40	Teresa	139
42	Ann	134
43	Lynn	133
44	Joyce	132
45	Julie	128
46	Marcia	125
47	Laura	120
48	Jean	119
49	Beverly	118
49	Paula	118
51	Wendy	115
52	Sally	112
53	Betty	111
53	Rebecca	111
55	Cathy	110
56	Marsha	102
57	Darlene	99
58	Constance	95
59	Lynda	93
60	Dorothy	92
60	Suzanne	92
62	Joanne	91
62	Sherry	91
64	Brenda	90
64	Jane	90
66	Ruth	88
67	Terry	87
68	Jeanne	84
69	Colleen	82
70	Helen	81
70	Theresa	81
72	Phyllis	80
73	Sheila	79
74	Leslie	78
75	Elaine	77
75	Victoria	77
77	Claudia	76
77	Kristine	76
77	Lois	76
77	Roberta	76
81	Gayle	75
82	Charlotte	74
82	Frances	74
84	Martha	73
85	Jacqueline	72
86	Sue	69
86	Valerie	69
88	Candace	67
88	Jo	67
88	Penny	67
91	Dianne	66
91	Janis	66
91	Rita	66
91	Robin	66
95	Ellen	64
96	Vickie	63
97	Marlene	62
98	Kay	61
99	Charlene	59
100	Eileen	58
100	Jan	58
100	Stephanie	58