Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1950

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Linda80,439
22Mary65,485
33Patricia47,952
44Barbara41,570
55Susan38,021
66Nancy29,622
77Deborah29,073
88Sandra28,895
99Carol26,162
1010Kathleen25,706
1111Sharon24,614
1212Karen24,144
1313Donna21,632
1414Brenda20,794
1515Margaret18,107
1616Diane17,636
1717Pamela16,207
1818Janet16,196
1919Shirley15,896
2020Carolyn15,596
2121Judith15,358
2222Janice15,019
2323Cynthia14,451
2424Elizabeth14,339
2525Judy14,208
2626Betty13,614
2727Joyce13,418
2828Christine12,677
2929Cheryl11,825
3030Gloria11,038
3131Beverly10,509
3232Martha9,840
3333Bonnie9,748
3434Catherine9,657
3535Dorothy9,555
3636Rebecca9,425
3737Marilyn9,284
3838Kathy9,088
3939Jane8,967
4040Joan8,866
4141Peggy8,531
4242Gail8,349
4343Virginia8,313
4444Connie8,150
4545Ann7,925
4646Kathryn7,864
4747Diana7,444
4848Jean7,434
4949Ruth7,126
5050Helen7,060
5151Frances6,974
5252Wanda6,933
5353Phyllis6,696
5454Paula6,632
5555Jacqueline6,453
5656Rita6,426
5757Alice6,364
5858Katherine6,209
5959Debra6,178
6060Elaine6,038
6161Vicki5,827
6262Sherry5,809
6363Laura5,727
6464Jo5,674
6565Theresa5,627
6666Ellen5,568
6767Joanne5,493
6868Marsha5,402
6969Rose5,374
7070Sheila5,323
7171Suzanne5,270
7272Marie5,223
7373Maria5,079
7474Doris5,056
7575Cathy5,032
7676Lynn5,021
7777Marcia4,953
7878Sally4,872
7979Darlene4,833
8080Charlotte4,734
8181Teresa4,728
8282Denise4,516
8383Lois4,505
8484Anne4,458
8585Constance4,442
8686Evelyn4,273
8787Glenda4,215
8888Sarah4,145
8989Maureen4,070
9090Dianne3,923
9191Eileen3,885
9292Irene3,824
9393Anna3,817
9494Victoria3,781
9595Jeanne3,737
9696Roberta3,633
9797Sylvia3,617
9898Joann3,602
9999Anita3,569
100100Sue3,501

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

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