Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1949

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Linda91,010
22Mary66,864
33Patricia46,337
44Barbara42,596
55Susan37,708
66Sandra30,646
77Nancy29,241
88Carol26,782
99Kathleen26,352
1010Sharon25,711
1111Karen22,466
1212Donna22,054
1313Brenda20,548
1414Margaret19,454
1515Deborah19,208
1616Judith17,609
1717Carolyn17,404
1818Shirley17,276
1919Diane17,248
2020Judy15,982
2121Pamela15,131
2222Betty14,946
2323Janet14,857
2424Janice14,450
2525Elizabeth13,711
2626Joyce13,573
2727Cynthia12,897
2828Cheryl12,007
2929Gloria11,877
3030Christine11,799
3131Beverly10,554
3232Dorothy10,406
3333Marilyn9,868
3434Martha9,807
3535Bonnie9,730
3636Joan9,204
3737Catherine9,134
3838Peggy9,119
3939Virginia8,893
4040Rebecca8,775
4141Jane8,718
4242Kathy8,450
4343Connie8,219
4444Ann7,870
4545Jean7,761
4646Helen7,709
4747Ruth7,651
4848Diana7,533
4949Frances7,440
5050Phyllis7,316
5151Gail7,229
5252Kathryn7,183
5353Alice6,659
5454Rita6,652
5555Paula6,576
5656Wanda6,305
5757Elaine6,216
5858Katherine6,041
5959Jacqueline6,040
6060Jo5,804
6161Joanne5,746
6262Suzanne5,609
6363Theresa5,606
6464Ellen5,503
6565Laura5,382
6666Rose5,370
6767Marie5,309
6868Sherry5,292
6969Doris5,282
7070Vicki5,192
7171Charlotte5,144
7272Maria5,117
7373Lois4,914
7474Lynn4,880
7575Darlene4,798
7676Sheila4,774
7777Sally4,773
7878Marcia4,650
7979Marsha4,611
8080Evelyn4,526
8181Cathy4,408
8282Constance4,328
8383Teresa4,328
8484Sarah4,298
8585Dianne4,141
8686Anne4,050
8787Glenda3,976
8888Sue3,925
8989Maureen3,922
9090Geraldine3,919
9191Anna3,896
9292Jeanne3,865
9393Lynda3,828
9494Sylvia3,817
9595Eileen3,723
9696Victoria3,669
9797Roberta3,659
9898Rosemary3,633
9999Anita3,589
100100Charlene3,540

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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