Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	681
2	Linda	661
3	Deborah	505
4	Brenda	461
5	Patricia	452
6	Debra	417
7	Sandra	311
8	Donna	310
8	Sharon	310
10	Barbara	303
11	Carolyn	278
12	Shirley	260
13	Pamela	251
14	Betty	246
15	Susan	232
16	Kathy	228
17	Joyce	227
18	Karen	220
19	Judy	216
20	Nancy	208
21	Rebecca	197
22	Cynthia	194
23	Janice	191
24	Janet	184
25	Teresa	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	169
27	Beverly	154
27	Connie	154
29	Martha	152
30	Sherry	150
31	Dorothy	147
32	Elizabeth	142
33	Paula	141
34	Gloria	138
35	Peggy	137
36	Vickie	128
37	Carol	127
38	Cheryl	125
39	Rose	118
40	Jo	116
40	Sheila	116
42	Cathy	112
43	Glenda	111
44	Diane	109
45	Doris	107
45	Rita	107
47	Margaret	106
47	Vicki	106
49	Rhonda	102
50	Debbie	101
51	Wanda	100
52	Phyllis	97
53	Helen	87
54	Alice	85
55	Charlotte	82
56	Catherine	80
56	Virginia	80
58	Patsy	76
59	Evelyn	75
60	Lisa	73
61	Marsha	72
62	Katherine	71
63	Anita	70
64	Robin	68
65	Gwendolyn	65
66	Bonnie	64
66	Ruby	64
68	Terry	63
69	Kathryn	62
70	Annie	61
70	Theresa	61
72	Laura	59
73	Lois	58
73	Ruth	58
73	Shelia	58
76	Judith	57
77	Emma	56
77	Sarah	56
79	Frances	55
79	Loretta	55
81	Kathleen	53
82	Bobbie	52
82	Vivian	52
84	Diana	49
85	Jane	48
86	Melissa	47
86	Regina	47
88	Jacqueline	46
89	Belinda	44
90	Darlene	43
90	Jackie	43
90	Julia	43
93	Ann	42
93	Juanita	42
95	Gail	41
95	Rosie	41
97	Christine	39
98	Ellen	38
98	Terri	38
100	Angela	37
100	Carla	37
100	Dianne	37
100	Joan	37
100	Vicky	37
100	Willie	37