Kentucky · 1950

Top 100 names in Kentucky, 1950, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,897
#2	Mary	1,559
#3	Brenda	1,214
#4	Patricia	959
#5	Barbara	798
#6	Sharon	634
#7	Judy	614
#8	Sandra	607
#9	Deborah	575
#10	Carolyn	575
#11	Donna	558
#12	Betty	546
#13	Nancy	469
#14	Wanda	468
#15	Joyce	459
#16	Shirley	459
#17	Janice	391
#18	Margaret	353
#19	Susan	341
#20	Karen	339
#21	Pamela	334
#22	Janet	334
#23	Phyllis	332
#24	Carol	330
#25	Bonnie	317
#26	Connie	315
#27	Judith	308
#28	Elizabeth	300
#29	Martha	298
#30	Beverly	288
#31	Peggy	280
#32	Rebecca	277
#33	Kathy	245
#34	Rita	243
#35	Anna	220
#36	Dorothy	203
#37	Diana	201
#38	Virginia	198
#39	Helen	194
#40	Charlotte	192
#41	Kathleen	188
#42	Marilyn	182
#43	Glenda	177
#44	Ruth	171
#45	Vicki	166
#46	Wilma	164
#47	Sheila	164
#48	Sherry	162
#49	Gloria	159
#50	Paula	155
#51	Doris	150
#52	Diane	148
#53	Frances	147
#54	Alice	147
#55	Jane	146
#56	Cheryl	145
#57	Jo	144
#58	Teresa	143
#59	Patsy	143
#60	Ann	130
#61	Joan	128
#62	Rose	127
#63	Norma	125
#64	Marsha	124
#65	Lois	124
#66	Cynthia	123
#67	Sue	120
#68	Darlene	115
#69	Vickie	108
#70	Debra	108
#71	Evelyn	107
#72	Catherine	106
#73	Laura	102
#74	Cathy	101
#75	Ruby	98
#76	Jacqueline	95
#77	Sarah	95
#78	Katherine	92
#79	Loretta	91
#80	Geraldine	82
#81	Anita	80
#82	Theresa	76
#83	Patty	76
#84	Constance	74
#85	Jennifer	74
#86	Christine	74
#87	Mildred	74
#88	Juanita	73
#89	Rhonda	72
#90	Glenna	71
#91	Edna	70
#92	Edith	69
#93	Jean	69
#94	Kathryn	68
#95	Thelma	68
#96	Elaine	68
#97	Gwendolyn	66
#98	Gail	65
#99	Shelia	65
#100	Clara	65

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
Glenna	71	21	4
Jewell	23	7	1
Wilma	164	49	10
Freda	37	11	3
Patty	76	23	5
Myrtle	37	11	3
Marcella	46	14	4
Shelia	65	19	6
Wanda	468	140	40
Sharron	30	9	3
Polly	28	8	3
Della	37	11	4

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.