District of Columbia · 1950

Top 100 names in District of Columbia, 1950, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	531
#2	Mary	519
#3	Patricia	434
#4	Barbara	340
#5	Susan	278
#6	Deborah	277
#7	Sharon	241
#8	Kathleen	206
#9	Nancy	196
#10	Diane	191
#11	Karen	191
#12	Margaret	187
#13	Sandra	180
#14	Carol	174
#15	Brenda	169
#16	Carolyn	157
#17	Donna	157
#18	Elizabeth	145
#19	Cynthia	133
#20	Janet	125
#21	Joyce	114
#22	Pamela	107
#23	Shirley	107
#24	Janice	107
#25	Judith	105
#26	Joan	104
#27	Christine	104
#28	Catherine	89
#29	Beverly	88
#30	Katherine	86
#31	Cheryl	86
#32	Jacqueline	84
#33	Gail	83
#34	Sheila	83
#35	Gloria	77
#36	Ann	75
#37	Bonnie	73
#38	Frances	72
#39	Wanda	70
#40	Yvonne	70
#41	Kathryn	68
#42	Anne	68
#43	Helen	66
#44	Denise	65
#45	Jean	65
#46	Jane	62
#47	Virginia	60
#48	Betty	59
#49	Dorothy	59
#50	Ellen	58
#51	Joanne	58
#52	Laura	56
#53	Martha	55
#54	Phyllis	51
#55	Theresa	51
#56	Paula	50
#57	Gwendolyn	50
#58	Marilyn	49
#59	Sylvia	48
#60	Alice	47
#61	Stephanie	47
#62	Ruth	46
#63	Rebecca	45
#64	Suzanne	44
#65	Judy	44
#66	Lynn	44
#67	Anita	43
#68	Victoria	43
#69	Marie	43
#70	Robin	40
#71	Elaine	40
#72	Sarah	39
#73	Diana	39
#74	Constance	39
#75	Eileen	38
#76	Dianne	38
#77	Darlene	38
#78	Doris	37
#79	Jeanne	35
#80	Maureen	35
#81	Joann	35
#82	Peggy	35
#83	Wendy	35
#84	Maria	35
#85	Rita	35
#86	Sherry	34
#87	Jo	34
#88	Valerie	33
#89	Teresa	32
#90	Marsha	32
#91	Regina	32
#92	Marcia	32
#93	Paulette	32
#94	Roberta	31
#95	Evelyn	31
#96	Jennifer	31
#97	Veronica	30
#98	Delores	30
#99	Irene	30
#100	Lorraine	30

Uniquely popular in District of Columbia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Laverne	23	19	4
Cassandra	22	19	4
Harriet	27	23	5
Francine	28	24	7
Veronica	30	25	8
Yvonne	70	59	19
Robin	40	34	12
Lisa	22	19	7
Stephanie	47	40	15
Marian	21	18	7
Gwendolyn	50	42	18
Paulette	32	27	11

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.