Most popular girls’ names in Arizona, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	496
2	Linda	352
3	Patricia	313
4	Deborah	287
5	Debra	233
6	Susan	215
7	Barbara	179
8	Sandra	158
9	Pamela	150
10	Gloria	138
11	Cynthia	136
12	Karen	134
13	Maria	130
14	Carol	127
15	Kathleen	122
16	Nancy	113
17	Sharon	110
18	Margaret	102
19	Donna	100
20	Elizabeth	99
21	Diane	97
21	Rebecca	97
23	Rose	91
24	Betty	86
25	Janet	83

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brenda	82
27	Christine	78
27	Martha	78
29	Yolanda	75
30	Carolyn	74
31	Catherine	73
31	Sally	73
31	Sylvia	73
34	Irene	69
34	Katherine	69
36	Virginia	66
37	Teresa	65
38	Kathy	64
39	Marilyn	63
40	Alice	60
40	Helen	60
40	Judy	60
40	Laura	60
44	Kathryn	59
45	Shirley	57
46	Beverly	55
47	Anna	54
47	Frances	54
47	Norma	54
50	Connie	53
50	Diana	53
50	Lydia	53
50	Theresa	53
50	Vicki	53
55	Dorothy	52
55	Janice	52
57	Carmen	50
58	Anita	49
59	Denise	46
59	Paula	46
61	Darlene	45
61	Evelyn	45
61	Victoria	45
64	Cheryl	43
64	Ruth	43
66	Jo	42
66	Juanita	42
66	Peggy	42
69	Sherry	39
70	Cecilia	38
70	Rita	38
72	Jacqueline	37
72	Michelle	37
72	Robin	37
72	Rosa	37
72	Terry	37
77	Cathy	36
77	Jane	36
77	Lorraine	36
77	Marie	36
81	Esther	35
81	Guadalupe	35
81	Joyce	35
81	Judith	35
85	Rachel	34
85	Roberta	34
85	Stella	34
88	Ann	33
88	Christina	33
88	Wanda	33
91	Doris	32
91	Gail	32
91	Lynn	32
91	Rhonda	32
91	Susie	32
96	Louise	31
96	Marsha	31
96	Phyllis	31
96	Sarah	31
96	Sheila	31
96	Suzanne	31