Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	171
2	Deborah	138
3	Mary	136
4	Patricia	124
5	Barbara	113
5	Susan	113
7	Nancy	86
8	Karen	80
9	Sharon	77
10	Diane	75
11	Carol	68
12	Margaret	67
13	Donna	59
13	Kathleen	59
13	Sandra	59
16	Elizabeth	52
17	Cynthia	47
18	Judith	46
19	Christine	45
20	Janet	40
21	Joan	38
22	Joyce	36
23	Bonnie	34
24	Carolyn	33
25	Cheryl	32

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Debra	32
27	Beverly	31
28	Pamela	30
29	Brenda	29
29	Denise	29
31	Catherine	28
31	Joanne	28
33	Gail	27
34	Marie	25
34	Shirley	25
36	Robin	24
37	Betty	23
38	Ann	22
38	Jane	22
40	Anne	21
40	Virginia	21
42	Dorothy	20
42	Kathryn	20
42	Kathy	20
42	Lynn	20
42	Sheila	20
47	Paula	19
47	Ruth	19
47	Victoria	19
50	Jacqueline	18
50	Janice	18
50	Phyllis	18
53	Geraldine	17
54	Darlene	16
54	Elaine	16
54	Helen	16
54	Jo	16
54	Rebecca	16
54	Suzanne	16
60	Diana	15
60	Frances	15
60	Judy	15
60	Lois	15
60	Lorraine	15
60	Theresa	15
60	Wanda	15
67	Doris	14
67	Ellen	14
67	Marsha	14
67	Peggy	14
71	Amy	13
71	Lisa	13
71	Martha	13
71	Rose	13
71	Yvonne	13
76	Cathy	12
76	Michele	12
76	Roberta	12
76	Rosemary	12
80	Connie	11
80	Gwendolyn	11
80	Jean	11
80	Joann	11
80	Katherine	11
80	Laura	11
80	Teresa	11
87	Alice	10
87	Charlotte	10
87	Evelyn	10
87	Irene	10
87	June	10
87	Marilyn	10
87	Norma	10
87	Regina	10
87	Sarah	10
96	Andrea	9
96	Constance	9
96	Florence	9
96	Kay	9
96	Marcia	9
96	Maureen	9
96	Valerie	9
96	Vicki	9
96	Wendy	9