Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	780
2	Mary	764
3	Deborah	581
4	Brenda	495
5	Patricia	447
6	Barbara	403
7	Carolyn	350
8	Sharon	327
9	Shirley	322
10	Debra	320
11	Betty	312
12	Sandra	300
13	Judy	290
14	Donna	255
15	Pamela	241
16	Karen	238
17	Joyce	236
18	Susan	229
19	Rebecca	212
20	Nancy	207
21	Marilyn	194
22	Janice	192
23	Martha	191
24	Dorothy	186
25	Peggy	176

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	173
27	Janet	165
28	Elizabeth	160
29	Margaret	158
30	Beverly	151
31	Cynthia	149
32	Carol	148
33	Connie	144
34	Gloria	135
34	Wanda	135
36	Phyllis	134
37	Helen	124
38	Doris	122
38	Paula	122
40	Jo	119
41	Glenda	117
41	Rita	117
43	Virginia	108
44	Teresa	102
45	Vicki	100
46	Diane	99
46	Sherry	99
46	Vickie	99
49	Alice	96
50	Cathy	94
51	Frances	91
51	Marsha	91
53	Rose	89
53	Ruby	89
55	Sheila	88
56	Patsy	85
57	Charlotte	83
58	Rhonda	80
59	Kathryn	77
60	Gwendolyn	75
61	Annie	74
62	Catherine	73
63	Evelyn	72
64	Judith	68
65	Sarah	66
66	Ruth	65
67	Bonnie	63
67	Willie	63
69	Laura	60
69	Lois	60
71	Anita	57
72	Debbie	56
72	Jane	56
72	Katherine	56
72	Norma	56
76	Bobbie	53
76	Cheryl	53
78	Diana	51
78	Rosie	51
78	Vivian	51
81	Gail	50
81	Jean	50
81	Julia	50
84	Loretta	49
85	Jacqueline	48
85	Joan	48
85	Kay	48
85	Wilma	48
89	Juanita	47
90	Marcia	46
91	Ann	45
91	Kathleen	45
93	Belinda	44
93	Janis	44
95	Joy	43
96	Emma	42
96	Vera	42
98	Billie	40
98	Christine	40
98	Jackie	40