Most popular girls’ names in Alaska, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	108
2	Susan	83
3	Debra	82
4	Mary	81
5	Patricia	70
6	Deborah	66
7	Barbara	58
8	Karen	48
9	Kathleen	47
10	Nancy	43
11	Sandra	42
12	Cynthia	40
13	Elizabeth	38
14	Donna	35
14	Sharon	35
16	Diane	34
17	Pamela	32
18	Janet	29
19	Catherine	28
20	Christine	26
20	Margaret	26
22	Martha	25
23	Carol	23
24	Carolyn	22
25	Marilyn	20

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brenda	19
27	Betty	17
27	Janice	17
27	Judith	17
27	Julie	17
27	Teresa	17
32	Cheryl	16
32	Judy	16
32	Julia	16
32	Katherine	16
32	Laura	16
32	Shirley	16
38	Dorothy	15
38	Peggy	15
38	Rebecca	15
41	Beverly	14
41	Gloria	14
41	Joan	14
41	Leslie	14
41	Virginia	14
46	Darlene	13
46	Denise	13
46	Gail	13
46	Helen	13
46	Kathryn	13
46	Laurie	13
46	Ruth	13
46	Sherry	13
46	Vicki	13
55	Alice	12
55	Joyce	12
55	Kathy	12
55	Michelle	12
59	Bonnie	11
59	Diana	11
59	Frances	11
59	Jean	11
59	Jill	11
59	Terry	11
59	Theresa	11
66	Anita	10
66	Cathy	10
66	Elaine	10
66	Evelyn	10
66	Irene	10
66	Lynn	10
66	Marie	10
66	Paula	10
66	Rhonda	10
66	Roberta	10
66	Robin	10
77	Connie	9
77	Doris	9
77	Jacqueline	9
77	Jane	9
77	Jo	9
77	Joanne	9
77	Rose	9
77	Suzanne	9
77	Sylvia	9
77	Valerie	9
77	Wendy	9
88	Ann	8
88	Kimberly	8
88	Maureen	8
88	Stella	8
88	Terri	8
93	Amy	7
93	Anna	7
93	Carla	7
93	Charlene	7
93	Clara	7
93	Eileen	7
93	Ellen	7
93	Geraldine	7
93	Jeanne	7
93	Joann	7
93	Lillian	7
93	Lori	7
93	Rachel	7
93	Vera	7