Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	190
2	Deborah	163
3	Linda	153
4	Patricia	140
5	Susan	124
6	Debra	104
7	Karen	101
8	Nancy	100
9	Donna	95
10	Barbara	90
11	Diane	87
12	Sharon	81
13	Elizabeth	66
14	Carol	63
14	Kathleen	63
16	Margaret	61
17	Cheryl	60
18	Cynthia	56
19	Sandra	55
20	Robin	53
21	Janet	50
22	Catherine	42
23	Pamela	40
24	Bonnie	39
25	Beverly	37

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	36
27	Brenda	34
27	Jane	34
27	Judith	34
30	Denise	32
30	Joan	32
30	Theresa	32
33	Jo	28
34	Christine	27
35	Connie	26
35	Kathryn	26
35	Virginia	26
38	Joanne	25
38	Laura	25
38	Teresa	25
41	Lisa	24
42	Gail	23
42	Jacqueline	23
42	Kathy	23
42	Wanda	23
46	Jean	22
46	Michele	22
46	Ruth	22
46	Valerie	22
50	Debbie	21
50	Diana	21
50	Katherine	21
50	Lynn	21
50	Rose	21
55	Joyce	20
55	Stephanie	20
57	Anne	19
57	Carolyn	19
57	Gloria	19
57	Janice	19
57	Shirley	19
57	Suzanne	19
63	Dorothy	18
63	Elaine	18
63	Helen	18
63	Judy	18
63	Rebecca	18
63	Sheila	18
63	Victoria	18
70	Anita	17
70	Betty	17
70	Constance	17
70	Julia	17
70	Martha	17
70	Phyllis	17
76	Rita	16
76	Terry	16
78	Cathy	15
78	Kim	15
78	Paula	15
78	Yvonne	15
82	Colleen	14
82	Darlene	14
82	Dawn	14
82	Rhonda	14
86	Vanessa	13
86	Vicki	13
88	Alice	12
88	Lois	12
88	Sarah	12
91	Ellen	11
91	Frances	11
91	Joann	11
91	Leslie	11
91	Lorraine	11
91	Marcia	11
91	Regina	11
91	Sally	11
91	Sylvia	11
100	Dianne	10
100	Doris	10
100	Evelyn	10
100	Jill	10
100	Marie	10
100	Michelle	10
100	Sherry	10
100	Wendy	10