Virginia · 1949

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

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	2,202
#2	Mary	1,601
#3	Brenda	1,188
#4	Barbara	1,058
#5	Patricia	1,030
#6	Carolyn	754
#7	Sandra	745
#8	Betty	656
#9	Shirley	597
#10	Nancy	593
#11	Susan	521
#12	Joyce	510
#13	Margaret	507
#14	Sharon	470
#15	Judy	445
#16	Elizabeth	398
#17	Donna	384
#18	Deborah	351
#19	Carol	347
#20	Gloria	337
#21	Peggy	320
#22	Virginia	311
#23	Martha	304
#24	Dorothy	302
#25	Judith	298
#26	Bonnie	293
#27	Wanda	289
#28	Frances	285
#29	Phyllis	277
#30	Cynthia	272
#31	Karen	256
#32	Doris	256
#33	Rebecca	255
#34	Janet	249
#35	Janice	248
#36	Pamela	238
#37	Diane	237
#38	Helen	224
#39	Joan	214
#40	Alice	214
#41	Ann	203
#42	Beverly	200
#43	Ruth	184
#44	Catherine	182
#45	Sarah	181
#46	Patsy	177
#47	Evelyn	176
#48	Jean	171
#49	Connie	161
#50	Jane	159
#51	Jacqueline	157
#52	Katherine	153
#53	Charlotte	153
#54	Kathleen	152
#55	Jo	147
#56	Kathy	145
#57	Sylvia	145
#58	Cheryl	137
#59	Rita	137
#60	Lois	133
#61	Ellen	124
#62	Mildred	123
#63	Christine	122
#64	Juanita	118
#65	Anne	112
#66	Laura	112
#67	Teresa	109
#68	Thelma	108
#69	Diana	108
#70	Sheila	106
#71	Gail	103
#72	Gwendolyn	103
#73	Kathryn	100
#74	Ruby	100
#75	Yvonne	98
#76	Delores	97
#77	Constance	97
#78	Glenda	96
#79	Sherry	95
#80	Annie	93
#81	Anna	93
#82	Rosa	90
#83	Marilyn	89
#84	Rose	89
#85	Norma	87
#86	Gladys	86
#87	Edna	84
#88	Sue	83
#89	Julia	81
#90	Edith	81
#91	Hazel	81
#92	Paula	81
#93	Darlene	80
#94	Ella	80
#95	Dianne	79
#96	Marie	79
#97	Geraldine	79
#98	Ethel	78
#99	Lillian	76
#100	Elaine	75

Uniquely popular in Virginia

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
Nannie	21	6	1
Shelby	25	7	1
Gracie	27	8	2
Beverley	21	6	2
Elsie	52	15	4
Thelma	108	30	9
Betsy	48	13	4
Hazel	81	23	8
Myrtle	32	9	3
Freda	25	7	2
Laverne	36	10	4
Lula	38	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.