Most popular girls’ names in Arizona, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	470
2	Linda	391
3	Patricia	273
4	Deborah	249
5	Barbara	209
5	Susan	209
7	Karen	170
8	Debra	139
9	Gloria	133
10	Pamela	124
11	Sandra	120
12	Kathleen	117
12	Nancy	117
14	Sharon	115
15	Carol	112
15	Maria	112
17	Diane	105
18	Donna	103
19	Margaret	102
20	Rebecca	96
21	Christine	95
21	Martha	95
23	Virginia	92
24	Cynthia	89
24	Janet	89

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	87
27	Brenda	83
28	Shirley	80
29	Betty	74
30	Rose	72
31	Yolanda	71
32	Sylvia	68
33	Carolyn	67
33	Janice	67
35	Catherine	65
36	Frances	64
36	Teresa	64
38	Irene	63
38	Judy	63
40	Marilyn	60
41	Katherine	58
41	Kathryn	58
43	Kathy	57
44	Alice	56
45	Beverly	55
45	Ruth	55
47	Helen	53
47	Peggy	53
47	Rita	53
47	Sally	53
51	Anna	52
52	Carmen	51
53	Dorothy	50
53	Evelyn	50
55	Laura	49
55	Paula	49
55	Theresa	49
58	Judith	48
58	Norma	48
60	Diana	47
60	Victoria	47
62	Connie	46
63	Bonnie	44
63	Cheryl	44
65	Joyce	42
65	Vicki	42
67	Guadalupe	40
68	Josephine	39
69	Jo	38
70	Anita	37
70	Dolores	37
70	Marie	37
70	Rachel	37
74	Phyllis	36
74	Rosa	36
74	Sherry	36
77	Lorraine	35
77	Roberta	35
79	Ann	34
79	Rosemary	34
79	Terry	34
82	Denise	33
82	Valerie	33
84	Cecilia	32
85	Doris	31
85	Jacqueline	31
87	Cathy	30
87	Christina	30
87	Darlene	30
87	Esther	30
87	Louise	30
92	Jane	29
92	Lydia	29
92	Vickie	29
95	Dora	28
95	Lisa	28
95	Marsha	28
95	Rhonda	28
95	Rosie	28
95	Suzanne	28