Kentucky · 1949

Top 100 names in Kentucky, 1949, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	2,100
#2	Mary	1,593
#3	Brenda	1,186
#4	Patricia	984
#5	Barbara	807
#6	Sharon	651
#7	Judy	645
#8	Carolyn	644
#9	Donna	641
#10	Sandra	634
#11	Betty	587
#12	Shirley	524
#13	Wanda	462
#14	Nancy	457
#15	Joyce	433
#16	Carol	384
#17	Phyllis	376
#18	Janice	375
#19	Martha	365
#20	Susan	355
#21	Margaret	349
#22	Judith	345
#23	Karen	341
#24	Janet	316
#25	Connie	310
#26	Pamela	309
#27	Elizabeth	298
#28	Deborah	295
#29	Peggy	290
#30	Beverly	288
#31	Bonnie	284
#32	Anna	268
#33	Rita	249
#34	Rebecca	233
#35	Dorothy	232
#36	Virginia	221
#37	Charlotte	209
#38	Helen	198
#39	Kathy	198
#40	Diana	188
#41	Ruth	186
#42	Lois	178
#43	Marilyn	177
#44	Doris	171
#45	Frances	170
#46	Patsy	166
#47	Alice	165
#48	Glenda	162
#49	Kathleen	159
#50	Paula	155
#51	Jo	154
#52	Cheryl	152
#53	Wilma	151
#54	Sue	143
#55	Gloria	143
#56	Diane	143
#57	Sherry	143
#58	Jane	142
#59	Norma	132
#60	Rose	131
#61	Ann	130
#62	Sheila	128
#63	Joan	126
#64	Ruby	120
#65	Vicki	118
#66	Darlene	109
#67	Jean	107
#68	Sarah	107
#69	Catherine	106
#70	Teresa	100
#71	Jacqueline	97
#72	Katherine	97
#73	Loretta	96
#74	Laura	96
#75	Cynthia	95
#76	Mildred	90
#77	Evelyn	88
#78	Edna	87
#79	Theresa	87
#80	Anita	87
#81	Julia	81
#82	Marsha	81
#83	Jennifer	80
#84	Charlene	79
#85	Regina	77
#86	Juanita	77
#87	Cathy	77
#88	Geraldine	75
#89	Christine	75
#90	Emma	75
#91	Thelma	73
#92	Elaine	71
#93	Vickie	70
#94	Gail	69
#95	Lana	68
#96	Edith	68
#97	Kathryn	66
#98	Lynda	65
#99	Delores	65
#100	Sally	63

Uniquely popular in Kentucky

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
Reva	22	6	1
Opal	34	10	2
Jewell	31	9	2
Wilma	151	44	10
Glenna	47	14	3
Beulah	26	8	2
Freda	33	10	2
Wanda	462	136	37
Anna	268	79	23
Shelia	50	15	5
Etta	20	6	2
Ina	21	6	2

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.