Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	815
2	Deborah	763
3	Linda	730
4	Patricia	718
5	Mary	667
6	Nancy	540
7	Barbara	489
8	Kathleen	485
9	Karen	438
10	Donna	424
11	Diane	389
12	Carol	365
13	Debra	332
14	Elizabeth	327
15	Cynthia	316
16	Sharon	303
17	Pamela	270
18	Janet	259
19	Sandra	257
20	Margaret	245
21	Joan	236
22	Gail	223
23	Denise	220
24	Judith	211
25	Janice	187

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	186
27	Joanne	175
28	Catherine	171
29	Cheryl	155
30	Ann	153
31	Lynn	151
32	Jane	150
33	Paula	145
34	Jean	131
35	Anne	126
35	Joyce	126
35	Laura	126
35	Maureen	126
39	Ellen	120
40	Robin	119
41	Beverly	117
42	Katherine	116
43	Marilyn	110
44	Kathryn	102
45	Elaine	101
46	Eileen	100
46	Jacqueline	100
48	Kathy	99
49	Jo	98
50	Laurie	95
50	Sheila	95
50	Wendy	95
53	Marie	93
54	Theresa	92
55	Virginia	90
56	Bonnie	89
57	Suzanne	82
58	Sally	81
59	Maria	79
60	Darlene	77
61	Michele	76
62	Dorothy	74
62	Martha	74
64	Carolyn	73
64	Ruth	73
66	Leslie	72
66	Valerie	72
68	Lisa	70
69	Roberta	69
70	Claudia	67
70	Lorraine	67
72	Frances	65
73	Rose	64
74	Joann	63
74	Sarah	63
76	Louise	62
76	Shirley	62
78	Gloria	59
79	Andrea	58
80	Brenda	57
80	Michelle	57
82	Charlene	56
82	Doreen	56
84	Cathy	55
84	Judy	55
86	Alice	54
86	Helen	54
88	Diana	53
88	Rita	53
90	Rosemary	52
91	Jill	50
92	Dawn	49
92	Lois	49
92	Marcia	49
95	Anita	47
95	Colleen	47
95	Jeanne	47
98	Betty	46
98	Holly	46
98	Irene	46