Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1949

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,114
2	Mary	2,069
3	Susan	1,472
4	Kathleen	1,401
5	Barbara	1,283
6	Patricia	1,117
7	Sandra	963
8	Carol	827
9	Nancy	805
10	Karen	782
11	Sharon	756
12	Judith	707
13	Diane	636
14	Christine	507
15	Donna	488
16	Margaret	482
17	Jean	436
18	Jane	402
19	Bonnie	400
20	Cheryl	386
21	Pamela	378
22	Janice	326
23	Kathryn	303
24	Cynthia	302
25	Shirley	299

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	297
27	Deborah	288
28	Joan	282
29	Lynn	263
30	Elizabeth	253
31	Marilyn	250
32	Judy	249
33	Ann	242
34	Darlene	232
35	Joyce	230
36	Gail	222
37	Catherine	221
38	Ruth	213
39	Beverly	212
40	Suzanne	209
41	Betty	201
42	Gloria	194
43	Jeanne	193
44	Katherine	189
45	Sally	184
46	Peggy	174
47	Joanne	173
48	Rita	167
49	Carolyn	165
49	Ellen	165
51	Vicki	161
52	Kathy	160
53	Virginia	157
54	Kristine	155
55	Kay	148
56	Marcia	146
57	Lois	144
58	Julie	143
59	Jacqueline	141
60	Elaine	134
61	Connie	131
61	Dorothy	131
63	Diana	130
64	Constance	126
65	Marlene	125
66	Helen	123
66	Sue	123
68	Dianne	122
69	Colleen	119
70	Victoria	117
71	Marie	116
72	Joann	112
73	Theresa	111
74	Rose	105
74	Rosemary	105
76	Wendy	103
77	Phyllis	101
78	Paula	99
79	Alice	96
80	Maureen	94
81	Sherry	93
82	Brenda	92
83	Bonita	90
83	Roberta	90
85	Jo	89
85	Rebecca	89
87	Eileen	84
88	Laura	83
89	Jill	82
90	Debra	79
91	Charlene	77
92	Dawn	76
92	Lynda	76
92	Marsha	76
95	Marjorie	75
95	Sheila	75
97	Anne	74
98	Louise	72
98	Martha	72
98	Terry	72