Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	864
2	Patricia	761
3	Mary	754
4	Deborah	745
5	Linda	734
6	Nancy	604
7	Debra	507
7	Karen	507
9	Barbara	479
10	Donna	459
11	Kathleen	455
12	Diane	382
13	Cynthia	361
14	Carol	321
15	Sharon	304
16	Pamela	302
17	Elizabeth	266
18	Margaret	248
19	Sandra	246
20	Gail	227
21	Janet	221
22	Joan	208
23	Catherine	190
24	Cheryl	187
24	Lynn	187

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	181
27	Denise	176
27	Robin	176
29	Ann	166
30	Joanne	164
30	Laura	164
32	Jane	160
33	Janice	156
34	Christine	150
34	Paula	150
36	Maureen	143
37	Anne	140
38	Ellen	137
39	Lisa	136
40	Joyce	135
41	Jean	132
42	Laurie	129
43	Elaine	119
44	Jo	112
45	Rose	104
46	Marie	103
47	Katherine	102
47	Theresa	102
49	Beverly	101
49	Kathryn	101
51	Michele	100
52	Eileen	97
53	Leslie	96
54	Wendy	94
55	Marilyn	92
56	Sheila	88
57	Marian	86
57	Suzanne	86
59	Jacqueline	85
60	Bonnie	83
61	Kathy	82
62	Holly	78
63	Dorothy	75
63	Joann	75
63	Lori	75
66	Dawn	73
66	Lorraine	73
66	Sally	73
69	Andrea	71
70	Martha	70
70	Virginia	70
72	Darlene	69
72	Valerie	69
74	Brenda	68
75	Ruth	67
76	Carolyn	66
76	Maria	66
78	Cathy	64
79	Gloria	63
79	Victoria	63
81	Marcia	62
82	Betty	61
83	Beth	59
84	Claudia	58
84	Diana	58
84	Roberta	58
84	Shirley	58
88	Helen	57
89	Alice	55
89	Jeanne	55
91	Colleen	54
91	Marianne	54
91	Sarah	54
94	Doreen	53
94	Louise	53
94	Rosemary	53
97	Angela	52
97	Kim	52
97	Rita	52
100	Charlene	50
100	Frances	50
100	Jill	50
100	Michelle	50
100	Phyllis	50