West Virginia ★ 1949

Top names in West Virginia, 1949

Linda led for girls with 1,634 babies ; James for boys with 1,562. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,634
2	Mary	957
3	Brenda	789
4	Sharon	685
5	Barbara	651
6	Patricia	643
7	Sandra	640
8	Nancy	484
9	Carolyn	457
10	Donna	437
11	Karen	427
12	Judy	387
13	Betty	333
14	Judith	331
15	Deborah	306
16	Carol	304
17	Shirley	298
17	Susan	298
19	Joyce	290
20	Connie	264
21	Rebecca	261
22	Margaret	242
23	Janet	238
24	Pamela	230
25	Elizabeth	226
26	Diana	225
27	Wanda	202
28	Beverly	194
29	Bonnie	189
30	Virginia	173
31	Peggy	167
32	Phyllis	165
33	Gloria	156
34	Ruth	155
35	Helen	154
35	Janice	154
37	Martha	152
38	Charlotte	136
39	Alice	135
40	Frances	133
41	Dorothy	132
42	Anna	130
43	Kathy	127
44	Cynthia	114
45	Rita	112
46	Lois	108
47	Cheryl	107
48	Doris	105
49	Sherry	103
50	Wilma	102
51	Catherine	95
51	Sheila	95
53	Marilyn	93
54	Jane	91
55	Sarah	87
56	Evelyn	84
57	Rose	83
57	Vicki	83
59	Drema	82
59	Jean	82
59	Kathleen	82
62	Jo	81
62	Kathryn	81
62	Sue	81
65	Jacqueline	80
66	Darlene	78
67	Teresa	75
68	Loretta	74
69	Paula	73
70	Diane	71
71	Ellen	70
71	Norma	70
73	Anita	68
73	Patsy	68
73	Patty	68
76	Dianna	67
77	Marsha	65
78	Delores	64
78	Sylvia	64
80	Constance	63
81	Vickie	62
82	Sally	60
83	Victoria	59
84	Christine	58
84	Joan	58
86	Ann	56
87	Katherine	55
88	Roberta	53
89	Charlene	51
89	Shelia	51
91	Cathy	50
91	Juanita	50
91	Laura	50
91	Regina	50
95	Jennifer	49
95	Mildred	49
95	Thelma	49
95	Theresa	49
99	Edna	47
99	Julia	47

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,562
2	Robert	1,112
3	David	1,092
4	John	1,049
5	William	1,025
6	Charles	972
7	Larry	763
8	Michael	659
9	Gary	592
10	Roger	568
11	Thomas	564
12	Richard	541
13	Ronald	497
14	Donald	462
15	Jerry	403
16	George	347
17	Joseph	329
18	Kenneth	315
19	Paul	308
20	Danny	296
21	Stephen	293
22	Daniel	226
22	Edward	226
24	Terry	210
25	Harold	204
26	Dennis	187
27	Steven	176
28	Carl	172
29	Ralph	154
30	Douglas	148
31	Harry	142
31	Jack	142
33	Raymond	141
34	Johnny	138
35	Billy	137
36	Roy	129
36	Samuel	129
38	Frank	123
39	Darrell	115
40	Gregory	114
41	Gerald	110
42	Walter	107
43	Lawrence	106
44	Earl	102
44	Mark	102
44	Rodney	102
47	Jackie	99
47	Randall	99
47	Wayne	99
50	Bruce	98
50	Russell	98
52	Ernest	95
52	Ronnie	95
54	Bobby	93
54	Howard	93
56	Jimmy	92
57	Allen	89
58	Fred	87
59	Eugene	86
60	Stanley	83
61	Phillip	81
61	Timothy	81
63	Arthur	78
64	Clarence	77
65	Philip	75
66	Dale	74
67	Eddie	71
68	Henry	70
68	Lewis	70
70	Albert	66
70	Glenn	66
72	Curtis	64
73	Frederick	63
73	Joe	63
73	Patrick	63
73	Randy	63
77	Anthony	58
77	Barry	58
77	Leonard	58
80	Jeffrey	57
80	Steve	57
82	Marvin	55
83	Bernard	53
83	Clyde	53
85	Clifford	51
85	Franklin	51
85	Glen	51
85	Melvin	51
89	Lloyd	48
89	Norman	48
91	Freddie	47
92	Lonnie	46
93	Ray	45
94	Alfred	44
94	Cecil	44
94	Herbert	44
94	Keith	44
94	Tommy	44
99	Arnold	43
99	Jesse	43