Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	927
2	Deborah	782
3	Mary	773
4	Linda	761
5	Patricia	730
6	Nancy	612
7	Debra	561
8	Donna	519
9	Karen	511
10	Barbara	477
11	Kathleen	456
12	Diane	420
13	Carol	381
14	Elizabeth	355
15	Cheryl	339
16	Sharon	307
17	Cynthia	297
18	Pamela	288
18	Sandra	288
20	Margaret	253
21	Lynn	251
22	Robin	238
23	Janet	213
24	Judith	208
25	Denise	202

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gail	198
27	Catherine	195
28	Ann	191
29	Joanne	183
30	Lisa	178
31	Laurie	177
32	Joan	168
33	Christine	162
33	Laura	162
35	Janice	159
36	Anne	144
36	Jane	144
38	Jean	133
39	Ellen	127
40	Bonnie	125
41	Paula	123
42	Kim	122
43	Joyce	120
44	Wendy	118
45	Maureen	113
46	Theresa	112
47	Michele	108
47	Suzanne	108
49	Elaine	106
50	Eileen	102
51	Beverly	98
52	Katherine	96
52	Lori	96
54	Kathryn	95
54	Leslie	95
56	Jo	92
56	Kathy	92
58	Darlene	90
58	Lorraine	90
60	Doreen	88
61	Rose	87
62	Marie	86
63	Sheila	85
64	Brenda	80
64	Dawn	80
66	Valerie	77
67	Holly	73
67	Maria	73
67	Virginia	73
70	Martha	72
71	Cathy	71
72	Joann	70
72	Roberta	70
74	Charlene	69
75	Marcia	67
76	Sally	66
77	Andrea	64
77	Teresa	64
79	Helen	63
80	Ruth	62
81	Dorothy	61
81	Jill	61
83	Marilyn	60
83	Shirley	60
85	Colleen	59
86	Alice	58
87	Gloria	57
88	Carolyn	56
88	Jacqueline	56
90	Diana	55
90	Jeanne	55
90	Louise	55
93	Frances	54
93	Maryann	54
93	Sarah	54
96	Rosemary	53
97	Amy	52
97	Kimberly	52
97	Lynne	52
100	Angela	51
100	Beth	51
100	Claudia	51