Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1950

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,062
2	Linda	1,883
3	Susan	1,529
4	Barbara	1,303
5	Kathleen	1,277
6	Patricia	1,142
7	Sandra	861
8	Nancy	841
9	Karen	813
10	Carol	744
11	Diane	669
12	Sharon	666
13	Judith	642
14	Christine	563
15	Deborah	492
16	Donna	446
17	Jean	445
18	Jane	438
19	Bonnie	422
20	Margaret	406
21	Cheryl	377
22	Cynthia	369
23	Janet	366
24	Pamela	352
25	Janice	351

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathryn	334
27	Lynn	312
28	Joan	295
29	Catherine	270
29	Shirley	270
31	Elizabeth	267
32	Ann	251
33	Gail	247
34	Beverly	230
35	Marilyn	218
36	Judy	217
37	Peggy	199
38	Ruth	198
39	Joyce	194
40	Betty	190
41	Sally	188
42	Darlene	183
42	Suzanne	183
44	Kathy	179
45	Vicki	177
46	Constance	175
47	Gloria	166
48	Connie	163
48	Rita	163
50	Julie	162
51	Jeanne	159
52	Lois	156
53	Jacqueline	155
54	Joanne	153
54	Kay	153
56	Ellen	150
57	Debra	148
58	Marcia	143
59	Katherine	138
60	Virginia	137
61	Carolyn	132
62	Wendy	128
63	Rose	125
64	Theresa	124
65	Colleen	121
65	Joann	121
67	Eileen	119
68	Marie	117
68	Marlene	117
68	Sherry	117
71	Dianne	115
72	Kristine	114
73	Maureen	113
74	Sue	111
75	Laura	104
76	Helen	103
76	Victoria	103
78	Jill	101
78	Paula	101
80	Elaine	96
80	Rebecca	96
82	Brenda	94
82	Dorothy	94
82	Lynda	94
82	Rosemary	94
86	Jo	92
87	Diana	91
88	Alice	90
89	Dawn	88
89	Sheila	88
91	Anne	87
92	Bonita	86
93	Marjorie	83
94	Marsha	79
95	Jennifer	77
95	Martha	77
97	Roberta	76
98	Charlotte	73
99	Charlene	71
99	Phyllis	71