Top 100 baby girl names in the United States in 1949
See the most popular baby girl names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1948.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1948 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 91,015 | 0 |
| 2 | Mary | 66,874 | 0 |
| 3 | Patricia | 46,324 | +1 |
| 4 | Barbara | 42,600 | -1 |
| 5 | Susan | 37,709 | 0 |
| 6 | Sandra | 30,643 | 0 |
| 7 | Nancy | 29,249 | 0 |
| 8 | Carol | 26,780 | 0 |
| 9 | Kathleen | 26,357 | +1 |
| 10 | Sharon | 25,713 | -1 |
| 11 | Karen | 22,468 | +1 |
| 12 | Donna | 22,056 | -1 |
| 13 | Brenda | 20,543 | +4 |
| 14 | Margaret | 19,452 | -1 |
| 15 | Deborah | 19,209 | +15 |
| 16 | Judith | 17,610 | -1 |
| 17 | Carolyn | 17,404 | -3 |
| 18 | Shirley | 17,281 | +2 |
| 19 | Diane | 17,252 | 0 |
| 20 | Judy | 15,979 | -4 |
| 21 | Pamela | 15,132 | +1 |
| 22 | Betty | 14,936 | -4 |
| 23 | Janet | 14,860 | +1 |
| 24 | Janice | 14,453 | -1 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 13,714 | +1 |
| 26 | Joyce | 13,572 | -5 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 12,901 | 0 |
| 28 | Cheryl | 12,007 | -3 |
| 29 | Gloria | 11,879 | -1 |
| 30 | Christine | 11,797 | +5 |
| 31 | Beverly | 10,552 | 0 |
| 32 | Dorothy | 10,410 | -3 |
| 33 | Marilyn | 9,865 | 0 |
| 34 | Martha | 9,808 | -2 |
| 35 | Bonnie | 9,732 | -1 |
| 36 | Joan | 9,206 | +1 |
| 37 | Catherine | 9,137 | +4 |
| 38 | Peggy | 9,118 | 0 |
| 39 | Virginia | 8,896 | -3 |
| 40 | Rebecca | 8,778 | +10 |
| 41 | Jane | 8,719 | -2 |
| 42 | Kathy | 8,451 | +13 |
| 43 | Connie | 8,219 | 0 |
| 44 | Ann | 7,870 | 0 |
| 45 | Jean | 7,760 | +2 |
| 46 | Helen | 7,707 | -6 |
| 47 | Ruth | 7,651 | -2 |
| 48 | Diana | 7,535 | 0 |
| 49 | Frances | 7,440 | -7 |
| 50 | Phyllis | 7,315 | -4 |
| 51 | Gail | 7,225 | 0 |
| 52 | Kathryn | 7,184 | +2 |
| 53 | Alice | 6,660 | -4 |
| 54 | Rita | 6,653 | +5 |
| 55 | Paula | 6,577 | -3 |
| 56 | Wanda | 6,307 | +1 |
| 57 | Elaine | 6,214 | -4 |
| 58 | Jacqueline | 6,040 | 0 |
| 59 | Katherine | 6,039 | +9 |
| 60 | Jo | 5,802 | -4 |
| 61 | Joanne | 5,746 | +4 |
| 62 | Suzanne | 5,609 | +4 |
| 63 | Theresa | 5,603 | -1 |
| 64 | Ellen | 5,504 | +3 |
| 65 | Laura | 5,384 | +8 |
| 66 | Rose | 5,371 | -4 |
| 67 | Marie | 5,306 | -7 |
| 68 | Sherry | 5,295 | -7 |
| 69 | Doris | 5,284 | -5 |
| 70 | Vicki | 5,193 | +11 |
| 71 | Charlotte | 5,142 | -2 |
| 72 | Maria | 5,123 | +3 |
| 73 | Lois | 4,915 | -3 |
| 74 | Lynn | 4,880 | +6 |
| 75 | Darlene | 4,799 | +2 |
| 76 | Sheila | 4,774 | -5 |
| 77 | Sally | 4,773 | -5 |
| 78 | Marcia | 4,651 | +1 |
| 79 | Marsha | 4,611 | -3 |
| 80 | Evelyn | 4,529 | -6 |
| 81 | Cathy | 4,407 | +23 |
| 82 | Teresa | 4,328 | 0 |
| 83 | Constance | 4,327 | +10 |
| 84 | Sarah | 4,295 | +1 |
| 85 | Dianne | 4,141 | +1 |
| 86 | Anne | 4,052 | +1 |
| 87 | Glenda | 3,975 | +5 |
| 88 | Sue | 3,926 | -10 |
| 89 | Maureen | 3,923 | -1 |
| 90 | Geraldine | 3,919 | -7 |
| 91 | Anna | 3,897 | -2 |
| 92 | Jeanne | 3,865 | +3 |
| 93 | Lynda | 3,830 | -9 |
| 94 | Sylvia | 3,816 | +6 |
| 95 | Eileen | 3,722 | -4 |
| 96 | Victoria | 3,669 | +12 |
| 97 | Roberta | 3,660 | +4 |
| 98 | Rosemary | 3,633 | -8 |
| 99 | Anita | 3,591 | +3 |
| 100 | Charlene | 3,541 | +5 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.