100 Most popular girl names of 1949, USA

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Updated: May 22nd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1949 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1949.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Linda
91019
5.18
-
2
Mary
66868
3.81
-
3
Patricia
46327
2.64
+1
4
Barbara
42600
2.43
-1
5
Susan
37708
2.15
-
6
Sandra
30644
1.75
-
7
Nancy
29248
1.67
-
8
Carol
26781
1.53
-
9
Kathleen
26357
1.5
+1
10
Sharon
25713
1.46
-1
11
Karen
22468
1.28
+1
12
Donna
22058
1.26
-1
13
Brenda
20543
1.17
+4
14
Margaret
19454
1.11
-1
15
Deborah
19209
1.09
+15
16
Judith
17610
1
-1
17
Carolyn
17404
0.99
-3
18
Shirley
17281
0.98
+2
19
Diane
17251
0.98
-
20
Judy
15981
0.91
-4
21
Pamela
15132
0.86
+1
22
Betty
14939
0.85
-4
23
Janet
14858
0.85
+1
24
Janice
14452
0.82
-1
25
Elizabeth
13711
0.78
+1
26
Joyce
13571
0.77
-5
27
Cynthia
12899
0.73
-
28
Cheryl
12006
0.68
-3
29
Gloria
11876
0.68
-1
30
Christine
11797
0.67
+5
31
Beverly
10552
0.6
-
32
Dorothy
10409
0.59
-3
33
Marilyn
9865
0.56
-
34
Martha
9810
0.56
-2
35
Bonnie
9731
0.55
-1
36
Joan
9206
0.52
+1
37
Catherine
9137
0.52
+4
38
Peggy
9118
0.52
-
39
Virginia
8895
0.51
-3
40
Rebecca
8777
0.5
+10
41
Jane
8719
0.5
-2
42
Kathy
8451
0.48
+13
43
Connie
8219
0.47
-
44
Ann
7870
0.45
-
45
Jean
7760
0.44
+2
46
Helen
7706
0.44
-6
47
Ruth
7650
0.44
-2
48
Diana
7536
0.43
-
49
Frances
7440
0.42
-7
50
Phyllis
7315
0.42
-4
51
Gail
7225
0.41
-
52
Kathryn
7184
0.41
+2
53
Alice
6659
0.38
-4
54
Rita
6652
0.38
+5
55
Paula
6578
0.37
-3
56
Wanda
6307
0.36
+1
57
Elaine
6215
0.35
-4
58
Jacqueline
6039
0.34
-
58
Katherine
6039
0.34
+10
60
Jo
5802
0.33
-4
61
Joanne
5746
0.33
+4
62
Suzanne
5609
0.32
+4
63
Theresa
5603
0.32
-1
64
Ellen
5506
0.31
+3
65
Laura
5385
0.31
+8
66
Rose
5371
0.31
-3
67
Marie
5306
0.3
-7
68
Sherry
5294
0.3
-7
69
Doris
5284
0.3
-5
70
Vicki
5193
0.3
+11
71
Charlotte
5143
0.29
-2
72
Maria
5121
0.29
+3
73
Lois
4915
0.28
-3
74
Lynn
4880
0.28
+6
75
Darlene
4798
0.27
+2
76
Sheila
4774
0.27
-5
77
Sally
4773
0.27
-5
78
Marcia
4651
0.26
+1
79
Marsha
4611
0.26
-3
80
Evelyn
4529
0.26
-6
81
Cathy
4407
0.25
+23
82
Teresa
4328
0.25
-
83
Constance
4327
0.25
+10
84
Sarah
4295
0.24
+1
85
Dianne
4141
0.24
+1
86
Anne
4052
0.23
+1
87
Glenda
3976
0.23
+5
88
Sue
3925
0.22
-10
89
Maureen
3923
0.22
-1
90
Geraldine
3919
0.22
-7
91
Anna
3897
0.22
-2
92
Jeanne
3865
0.22
+3
93
Lynda
3830
0.22
-9
94
Sylvia
3815
0.22
+6
95
Eileen
3723
0.21
-4
96
Victoria
3669
0.21
+12
97
Roberta
3660
0.21
+4
98
Rosemary
3633
0.21
-8
99
Anita
3589
0.2
+3
100
Charlene
3541
0.2
+5
101
Joann
3523
0.2
-7
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1949)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html