Popular Baby Names in 1949
The most popular baby names in 1949.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | Girl | 91,016 |
| 2 | Mary | Girl | 66,869 |
| 3 | Patricia | Girl | 46,325 |
| 4 | Barbara | Girl | 42,599 |
| 5 | Susan | Girl | 37,709 |
| 6 | Sandra | Girl | 30,643 |
| 7 | Nancy | Girl | 29,248 |
| 8 | Carol | Girl | 26,781 |
| 9 | Kathleen | Girl | 26,357 |
| 10 | Sharon | Girl | 25,713 |
| 11 | Karen | Girl | 22,468 |
| 12 | Donna | Girl | 22,056 |
| 13 | Brenda | Girl | 20,544 |
| 14 | Margaret | Girl | 19,452 |
| 15 | Deborah | Girl | 19,210 |
| 16 | Judith | Girl | 17,610 |
| 17 | Carolyn | Girl | 17,404 |
| 18 | Shirley | Girl | 17,282 |
| 19 | Diane | Girl | 17,251 |
| 20 | Judy | Girl | 15,979 |
| 21 | Pamela | Girl | 15,132 |
| 22 | Betty | Girl | 14,937 |
| 23 | Janet | Girl | 14,859 |
| 24 | Janice | Girl | 14,453 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | Girl | 13,714 |
| 26 | Joyce | Girl | 13,572 |
| 27 | Cynthia | Girl | 12,900 |
| 28 | Cheryl | Girl | 12,007 |
| 29 | Gloria | Girl | 11,878 |
| 30 | Christine | Girl | 11,798 |
| 31 | Beverly | Girl | 10,552 |
| 32 | Dorothy | Girl | 10,409 |
| 33 | Marilyn | Girl | 9,865 |
| 34 | Martha | Girl | 9,809 |
| 35 | Bonnie | Girl | 9,731 |
| 36 | Joan | Girl | 9,206 |
| 37 | Catherine | Girl | 9,137 |
| 38 | Peggy | Girl | 9,118 |
| 39 | Virginia | Girl | 8,895 |
| 40 | Rebecca | Girl | 8,778 |
| 41 | Jane | Girl | 8,719 |
| 42 | Kathy | Girl | 8,451 |
| 43 | Connie | Girl | 8,219 |
| 44 | Ann | Girl | 7,870 |
| 45 | Jean | Girl | 7,760 |
| 46 | Helen | Girl | 7,707 |
| 47 | Ruth | Girl | 7,651 |
| 48 | Diana | Girl | 7,535 |
| 49 | Frances | Girl | 7,440 |
| 50 | Phyllis | Girl | 7,315 |
| 51 | Gail | Girl | 7,225 |
| 52 | Kathryn | Girl | 7,184 |
| 53 | Alice | Girl | 6,660 |
| 54 | Rita | Girl | 6,654 |
| 55 | Paula | Girl | 6,577 |
| 56 | Wanda | Girl | 6,307 |
| 57 | Elaine | Girl | 6,214 |
| 58 | Jacqueline | Girl | 6,039 |
| 59 | Katherine | Girl | 6,039 |
| 60 | Jo | Girl | 5,802 |
| 61 | Joanne | Girl | 5,746 |
| 62 | Suzanne | Girl | 5,609 |
| 63 | Theresa | Girl | 5,603 |
| 64 | Ellen | Girl | 5,505 |
| 65 | Laura | Girl | 5,384 |
| 66 | Rose | Girl | 5,371 |
| 67 | Marie | Girl | 5,306 |
| 68 | Sherry | Girl | 5,295 |
| 69 | Doris | Girl | 5,284 |
| 70 | Vicki | Girl | 5,193 |
| 71 | Charlotte | Girl | 5,142 |
| 72 | Maria | Girl | 5,123 |
| 73 | Lois | Girl | 4,915 |
| 74 | Lynn | Girl | 4,880 |
| 75 | Darlene | Girl | 4,799 |
| 76 | Sheila | Girl | 4,774 |
| 77 | Sally | Girl | 4,773 |
| 78 | Marcia | Girl | 4,650 |
| 79 | Marsha | Girl | 4,611 |
| 80 | Evelyn | Girl | 4,529 |
| 81 | Cathy | Girl | 4,407 |
| 82 | Teresa | Girl | 4,328 |
| 83 | Constance | Girl | 4,327 |
| 84 | Sarah | Girl | 4,295 |
| 85 | Dianne | Girl | 4,141 |
| 86 | Anne | Girl | 4,052 |
| 87 | Glenda | Girl | 3,975 |
| 88 | Sue | Girl | 3,926 |
| 89 | Maureen | Girl | 3,923 |
| 90 | Geraldine | Girl | 3,919 |
| 91 | Anna | Girl | 3,897 |
| 92 | Jeanne | Girl | 3,865 |
| 93 | Lynda | Girl | 3,830 |
| 94 | Sylvia | Girl | 3,816 |
| 95 | Eileen | Girl | 3,722 |
| 96 | Victoria | Girl | 3,669 |
| 97 | Roberta | Girl | 3,660 |
| 98 | Rosemary | Girl | 3,633 |
| 99 | Anita | Girl | 3,589 |
| 100 | Charlene | Girl | 3,541 |