Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,379
2	Mary	889
3	Brenda	736
4	Patricia	665
5	Sharon	602
6	Barbara	595
7	Sandra	564
8	Deborah	471
9	Nancy	441
10	Karen	429
11	Donna	428
12	Carolyn	415
13	Susan	322
14	Carol	315
15	Joyce	308
16	Judy	298
17	Judith	288
18	Betty	282
19	Pamela	276
20	Shirley	269
21	Rebecca	267
22	Janet	260
23	Margaret	245
24	Connie	239
25	Diana	209

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	208
26	Elizabeth	208
28	Wanda	170
29	Bonnie	169
30	Martha	162
31	Kathy	158
32	Peggy	153
33	Virginia	151
34	Helen	145
35	Phyllis	138
36	Ruth	134
37	Charlotte	133
38	Janice	132
39	Rita	125
40	Gloria	124
41	Cheryl	117
42	Dorothy	116
43	Cynthia	113
44	Kathryn	112
45	Frances	108
46	Alice	106
47	Sherry	104
48	Debra	102
49	Anna	100
50	Sheila	98
51	Catherine	96
52	Jane	94
53	Lois	93
54	Jacqueline	91
55	Paula	90
56	Diane	89
57	Loretta	87
58	Marilyn	86
58	Wilma	86
60	Doris	85
60	Marsha	85
62	Rose	82
63	Jo	81
64	Vicki	80
65	Darlene	79
66	Teresa	77
66	Vickie	77
68	Norma	75
69	Katherine	74
70	Cathy	73
71	Constance	72
71	Kathleen	72
71	Sarah	72
74	Patsy	71
75	Ellen	70
75	Sue	70
77	Evelyn	66
78	Sally	65
78	Victoria	65
80	Ann	62
81	Drema	61
82	Delores	60
82	Laura	60
84	Dianna	59
84	Jennifer	59
86	Roberta	58
87	Joan	57
88	Rhonda	55
88	Ruby	55
90	Theresa	54
91	Belinda	53
91	Christine	53
93	Juanita	51
93	Sylvia	51
95	Jean	49
96	Elaine	47
96	Patty	47
96	Regina	47
99	Edna	45
99	Mildred	45