Most popular girls’ names in Arizona, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	491
2	Linda	293
3	Debra	292
4	Patricia	269
5	Deborah	254
6	Susan	245
7	Cynthia	200
8	Barbara	168
9	Sandra	164
10	Karen	162
11	Nancy	145
12	Pamela	144
13	Cheryl	127
14	Carol	126
14	Maria	126
16	Gloria	123
17	Sharon	119
18	Elizabeth	113
19	Donna	112
20	Margaret	110
21	Kathleen	106
22	Brenda	103
23	Diane	97
23	Virginia	97
25	Rose	93

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	92
27	Betty	87
28	Catherine	85
29	Janet	82
30	Vicki	81
31	Martha	79
31	Sylvia	79
33	Diana	74
34	Teresa	73
35	Carolyn	70
35	Frances	70
37	Kathy	69
38	Janice	62
38	Shirley	62
40	Dorothy	60
40	Laura	60
42	Katherine	59
42	Marilyn	59
42	Yolanda	59
45	Judy	58
46	Anna	57
46	Sally	57
46	Theresa	57
49	Norma	56
50	Victoria	55
51	Jo	54
52	Christine	53
52	Irene	53
52	Ruth	53
55	Denise	52
55	Rita	52
57	Cathy	51
57	Sherry	51
59	Paula	50
60	Carmen	49
60	Kathryn	49
62	Debbie	48
62	Esther	48
64	Joyce	47
65	Alice	46
65	Peggy	46
67	Julie	45
68	Beverly	44
68	Darlene	44
68	Helen	44
68	Robin	44
72	Juanita	43
72	Lisa	43
74	Lorraine	42
75	Anita	41
75	Ann	41
75	Julia	41
75	Rhonda	41
79	Connie	40
79	Evelyn	40
81	Terry	39
82	Cindy	37
82	Michelle	37
82	Tina	37
82	Vickie	37
86	Cecilia	36
86	Jacqueline	36
86	Marie	36
86	Valerie	36
90	Arlene	35
90	Kim	35
90	Sarah	35
90	Terri	35
94	Judith	34
94	Leslie	34
94	Sheila	34
97	Rachel	33
98	Elaine	32
98	Louise	32
98	Lydia	32
98	Lynn	32