Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,330
2	Mary	820
3	Susan	789
4	Patricia	727
5	Kathleen	561
6	Barbara	557
7	Nancy	512
8	Karen	476
9	Carol	456
10	Sandra	442
11	Sharon	388
12	Pamela	342
13	Deborah	309
14	Donna	301
15	Judith	300
16	Janet	296
17	Janice	287
18	Christine	281
19	Cheryl	262
19	Diane	262
21	Judy	241
22	Cynthia	220
23	Margaret	216
24	Marilyn	205
25	Kathy	201

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Vicki	199
27	Kathryn	198
28	Catherine	189
29	Elizabeth	187
30	Katherine	176
31	Diana	173
32	Gail	169
33	Connie	160
34	Shirley	155
35	Bonnie	150
35	Joyce	150
37	Teresa	147
38	Peggy	145
39	Carolyn	142
39	Lynn	142
41	Rebecca	134
42	Sally	131
43	Beverly	125
44	Cathy	124
44	Jean	124
46	Marcia	123
47	Joan	121
48	Julie	117
49	Ann	115
49	Paula	115
51	Gloria	114
52	Colleen	113
53	Virginia	112
54	Wendy	110
55	Betty	100
56	Jane	98
57	Jacqueline	95
58	Claudia	94
58	Darlene	94
58	Sherry	94
61	Debra	93
61	Theresa	93
63	Laura	90
63	Marsha	90
63	Suzanne	90
66	Gayle	85
67	Elaine	84
67	Joanne	84
67	Robin	84
70	Denise	83
70	Ruth	83
72	Roberta	82
72	Vickie	82
74	Constance	81
74	Victoria	81
76	Leslie	80
77	Brenda	79
77	Martha	79
79	Sheila	77
80	Jeanne	76
81	Valerie	75
82	Kristine	74
83	Marie	71
84	Shelley	70
85	Lynda	69
86	Jennifer	68
87	Marlene	67
87	Penny	67
89	Charlotte	66
89	Dianne	66
91	Anita	65
91	Jill	65
91	Lois	65
94	Ellen	64
94	Helen	64
94	Jo	64
94	Terry	64
98	Dorothy	63
98	Frances	63
100	Charlene	62
100	Phyllis	62
100	Sue	62