Most popular girls’ names in California, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,452
2	Deborah	3,857
3	Susan	3,752
4	Mary	3,400
5	Patricia	3,324
6	Debra	3,295
7	Karen	2,461
8	Cynthia	2,288
9	Kathleen	2,232
10	Pamela	2,222
11	Nancy	2,210
12	Barbara	2,147
13	Sandra	1,948
14	Sharon	1,655
15	Carol	1,597
16	Donna	1,554
17	Diane	1,534
18	Janet	1,447
19	Elizabeth	1,185
20	Denise	1,068
21	Cheryl	1,058
22	Margaret	1,023
23	Janice	1,007
24	Christine	943
25	Rebecca	934

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	894
27	Laura	860
28	Teresa	855
29	Robin	841
30	Judith	788
31	Gloria	783
32	Brenda	774
33	Marilyn	772
34	Judy	767
35	Diana	764
36	Kathy	749
37	Paula	745
38	Kathryn	743
39	Maria	742
40	Gail	735
41	Victoria	731
42	Carolyn	715
43	Julie	691
44	Katherine	683
45	Shirley	676
46	Theresa	656
47	Martha	637
48	Joyce	632
49	Joan	612
50	Virginia	596
51	Beverly	594
52	Laurie	588
53	Leslie	574
54	Peggy	543
55	Suzanne	532
56	Rose	525
56	Valerie	525
58	Vicki	520
59	Lynn	515
60	Ann	505
61	Lisa	501
62	Bonnie	498
63	Michelle	489
64	Cathy	488
65	Sally	475
66	Betty	473
66	Roberta	473
68	Connie	467
69	Jane	450
70	Sherry	444
71	Terry	432
72	Joanne	422
72	Sheila	422
74	Anita	421
74	Michele	421
76	Jo	418
77	Jean	417
78	Ruth	408
79	Jacqueline	403
80	Dorothy	401
81	Darlene	394
82	Irene	391
83	Wendy	387
84	Jennifer	384
85	Helen	379
85	Stephanie	379
85	Terri	379
88	Frances	378
89	Marsha	376
90	Anne	373
90	Rita	373
90	Yolanda	373
93	Elaine	371
94	Alice	361
95	Sylvia	359
96	Rhonda	358
96	Yvonne	358
98	Cindy	355
99	Anna	341
99	Jeanne	341