Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	626
2	Mary	574
3	Debra	500
4	Patricia	465
5	Deborah	414
6	Susan	406
7	Barbara	341
8	Karen	323
9	Sandra	289
10	Cynthia	285
11	Kathleen	269
12	Nancy	244
13	Sharon	228
14	Pamela	226
15	Carol	221
16	Donna	210
17	Janet	205
18	Diane	175
19	Judy	158
20	Christine	155
21	Margaret	150
22	Cheryl	146
23	Judith	145
24	Elizabeth	139
25	Rebecca	136

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Connie	134
27	Kathy	131
28	Janice	125
28	Marilyn	125
30	Gloria	114
31	Theresa	113
32	Paula	112
33	Shirley	109
34	Diana	108
34	Peggy	108
36	Catherine	107
37	Beverly	106
38	Kathryn	98
39	Joyce	94
40	Betty	92
41	Katherine	91
42	Gail	90
42	Laura	90
44	Ruth	82
45	Virginia	80
46	Rose	78
47	Carolyn	77
48	Teresa	76
49	Bonnie	75
50	Julie	74
50	Sherry	74
52	Brenda	70
53	Victoria	69
54	Jo	68
54	Vickie	68
56	Ann	67
57	Vicki	66
58	Martha	65
58	Sally	65
60	Cindy	64
60	Jane	64
62	Dorothy	62
63	Frances	59
63	Helen	59
65	Jacqueline	58
65	Jean	58
67	Joan	57
67	Rhonda	57
69	Denise	56
69	Terri	56
71	Ellen	55
71	Roberta	55
71	Robin	55
71	Valerie	55
75	Anita	54
76	Leslie	53
77	Debbie	51
77	Marie	51
77	Phyllis	51
77	Rita	51
81	Sherri	50
81	Sheryl	50
81	Terry	50
84	Maria	49
85	Alice	48
86	Anne	47
86	Cathy	47
86	Marsha	47
89	Elaine	46
90	Darlene	45
90	Lynn	45
92	Charlotte	44
92	Colleen	44
92	Geraldine	44
95	Lorraine	43
96	Anna	42
96	Loretta	42
96	Suzanne	42
99	Charlene	40
99	Jennifer	40
99	Marcia	40
99	Sheila	40