Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1954

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,450
2	Linda	1,116
3	Deborah	1,112
4	Patricia	983
5	Brenda	895
6	Debra	805
7	Barbara	729
8	Sandra	545
9	Donna	540
10	Shirley	523
11	Susan	487
12	Kathy	480
13	Pamela	461
14	Carolyn	459
15	Janice	454
16	Cynthia	449
17	Betty	447
18	Wanda	408
19	Sharon	406
20	Judy	404
21	Dorothy	372
22	Martha	368
23	Rebecca	366
24	Elizabeth	330
25	Gloria	319

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Karen	319
27	Beverly	317
28	Nancy	312
29	Teresa	309
30	Annie	308
31	Janet	294
32	Margaret	284
33	Marilyn	265
34	Carol	258
35	Rita	255
36	Joyce	252
37	Sheila	251
38	Sherry	243
39	Connie	229
40	Glenda	224
41	Diane	213
42	Doris	212
43	Peggy	208
44	Cathy	197
45	Jo	191
46	Virginia	187
47	Rhonda	186
48	Catherine	185
49	Sarah	180
50	Charlotte	178
51	Gwendolyn	171
51	Jacqueline	171
53	Laura	165
54	Phyllis	159
55	Alice	155
55	Helen	155
57	Rose	154
58	Vicki	153
59	Paula	152
60	Patsy	144
60	Shelia	144
62	Willie	140
63	Vickie	138
64	Frances	127
65	Evelyn	126
65	Theresa	126
65	Vanessa	126
68	Anita	124
69	Angela	119
70	Cheryl	115
71	Denise	112
72	Bonnie	109
72	Ruby	109
74	Ann	107
75	Joan	106
76	Marsha	103
76	Unknown	103
78	Christine	101
78	Rosie	101
80	Edna	99
80	Julia	99
82	Jennifer	96
83	Dianne	92
83	Jane	92
85	Geraldine	91
85	Kathryn	91
85	Regina	91
88	Sylvia	88
89	Elaine	87
89	Juanita	87
89	Katherine	87
92	Gail	86
92	Sara	86
94	Debbie	85
94	Lillie	85
94	Marie	85
97	Judith	84
97	Yvonne	84
99	Emma	83
100	Loretta	81
100	Vivian	81