Most popular girls’ names in California, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,154
2	Susan	3,934
3	Debra	3,784
4	Deborah	3,726
5	Mary	3,717
6	Patricia	3,303
7	Karen	2,665
8	Cynthia	2,462
9	Pamela	2,184
10	Nancy	2,100
11	Kathleen	2,098
12	Barbara	2,007
13	Sandra	1,930
14	Carol	1,684
15	Donna	1,629
16	Diane	1,573
17	Sharon	1,568
18	Janet	1,556
19	Cheryl	1,465
20	Elizabeth	1,259
21	Denise	1,251
22	Rebecca	1,065
23	Margaret	1,061
24	Teresa	1,026
25	Robin	1,025

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	991
27	Laura	959
28	Janice	943
29	Maria	886
30	Gloria	802
31	Brenda	795
31	Diana	795
31	Lisa	795
34	Paula	784
35	Kathy	753
36	Judy	733
37	Theresa	724
38	Marilyn	718
39	Gail	715
40	Judith	713
41	Julie	707
42	Kathryn	695
43	Katherine	694
44	Carolyn	667
45	Victoria	651
46	Vicki	618
47	Rose	603
48	Christine	588
48	Leslie	588
50	Joan	583
51	Joyce	575
51	Lynn	575
53	Beverly	570
53	Lori	570
55	Martha	568
56	Virginia	564
57	Suzanne	553
58	Laurie	542
58	Terri	542
60	Stephanie	528
61	Ann	526
62	Michelle	525
63	Valerie	524
64	Peggy	520
65	Sherry	504
66	Michele	500
66	Terry	500
68	Shirley	493
69	Connie	489
70	Yolanda	480
71	Sally	463
72	Cathy	459
73	Sheila	449
74	Elaine	446
75	Bonnie	442
76	Roberta	441
77	Wendy	436
78	Marie	428
79	Debbie	427
80	Jacqueline	422
80	Jo	422
82	Jane	415
83	Jennifer	412
84	Cindy	411
85	Ruth	408
86	Jean	398
87	Sylvia	396
88	Darlene	394
88	Vickie	394
90	Alice	391
91	Betty	390
92	Rhonda	389
93	Anna	384
94	Anita	378
95	Helen	368
96	Anne	367
97	Kim	364
98	Irene	352
99	Frances	350
100	Renee	349