Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	774
2	Patricia	769
3	Susan	729
4	Deborah	668
5	Mary	629
6	Barbara	518
7	Nancy	510
8	Kathleen	507
9	Donna	427
10	Karen	420
11	Diane	408
12	Carol	376
13	Elizabeth	318
14	Sharon	309
15	Sandra	302
16	Christine	295
17	Margaret	273
18	Pamela	266
19	Judith	259
20	Debra	248
21	Cynthia	241
22	Joan	228
23	Gail	227
24	Janet	223
25	Denise	221

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	187
27	Ann	177
28	Catherine	173
29	Cheryl	163
30	Lynn	156
31	Jane	155
32	Jean	143
32	Joyce	143
34	Laura	141
34	Maureen	141
36	Joanne	126
37	Marilyn	120
38	Anne	119
38	Elaine	119
40	Ellen	115
40	Paula	115
42	Eileen	105
43	Beverly	104
44	Jacqueline	101
45	Marie	100
46	Wendy	99
47	Laurie	98
48	Theresa	97
49	Virginia	94
50	Bonnie	93
51	Kathryn	90
52	Dorothy	89
52	Katherine	89
54	Suzanne	84
55	Michele	83
56	Claudia	81
56	Darlene	81
58	Robin	79
59	Lorraine	76
59	Ruth	76
61	Roberta	75
62	Sally	74
63	Jo	73
63	Sheila	73
65	Carolyn	72
66	Joann	71
66	Rose	71
68	Brenda	70
68	Frances	70
68	Lisa	70
71	Kathy	69
72	Gloria	66
73	Leslie	65
74	Martha	64
75	Louise	63
76	Shirley	62
77	Marcia	61
78	Diana	60
79	Valerie	59
80	Jeanne	58
81	Cathy	56
82	Helen	55
83	Andrea	54
83	Jill	54
85	Charlene	53
85	June	53
85	Rosemary	53
88	Lynne	51
88	Phyllis	51
88	Sarah	51
91	Marlene	50
91	Maryann	50
91	Victoria	50
94	Colleen	49
95	Maria	48
95	Marianne	48
97	Alice	46
97	Doreen	46
99	Judy	45
99	Rita	45