Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,634
2	Mary	957
3	Brenda	789
4	Sharon	685
5	Barbara	651
6	Patricia	643
7	Sandra	640
8	Nancy	484
9	Carolyn	457
10	Donna	437
11	Karen	427
12	Judy	387
13	Betty	333
14	Judith	331
15	Deborah	306
16	Carol	304
17	Shirley	298
17	Susan	298
19	Joyce	290
20	Connie	264
21	Rebecca	261
22	Margaret	242
23	Janet	238
24	Pamela	230
25	Elizabeth	226

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diana	225
27	Wanda	202
28	Beverly	194
29	Bonnie	189
30	Virginia	173
31	Peggy	167
32	Phyllis	165
33	Gloria	156
34	Ruth	155
35	Helen	154
35	Janice	154
37	Martha	152
38	Charlotte	136
39	Alice	135
40	Frances	133
41	Dorothy	132
42	Anna	130
43	Kathy	127
44	Cynthia	114
45	Rita	112
46	Lois	108
47	Cheryl	107
48	Doris	105
49	Sherry	103
50	Wilma	102
51	Catherine	95
51	Sheila	95
53	Marilyn	93
54	Jane	91
55	Sarah	87
56	Evelyn	84
57	Rose	83
57	Vicki	83
59	Drema	82
59	Jean	82
59	Kathleen	82
62	Jo	81
62	Kathryn	81
62	Sue	81
65	Jacqueline	80
66	Darlene	78
67	Teresa	75
68	Loretta	74
69	Paula	73
70	Diane	71
71	Ellen	70
71	Norma	70
73	Anita	68
73	Patsy	68
73	Patty	68
76	Dianna	67
77	Marsha	65
78	Delores	64
78	Sylvia	64
80	Constance	63
81	Vickie	62
82	Sally	60
83	Victoria	59
84	Christine	58
84	Joan	58
86	Ann	56
87	Katherine	55
88	Roberta	53
89	Charlene	51
89	Shelia	51
91	Cathy	50
91	Juanita	50
91	Laura	50
91	Regina	50
95	Jennifer	49
95	Mildred	49
95	Thelma	49
95	Theresa	49
99	Edna	47
99	Julia	47
99	Ruby	47