Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	516
2	Linda	490
3	Patricia	482
4	Deborah	456
5	Barbara	350
6	Susan	288
7	Karen	244
8	Sharon	232
9	Brenda	228
10	Nancy	202
11	Kathleen	195
12	Donna	187
13	Diane	183
14	Margaret	175
15	Elizabeth	172
16	Sandra	165
17	Denise	160
18	Carol	150
19	Joyce	147
20	Christine	143
21	Pamela	140
22	Cynthia	138
23	Debra	131
24	Carolyn	128
25	Janet	116

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sheila	116
27	Catherine	114
28	Gail	112
29	Joan	111
30	Jacqueline	110
31	Judith	96
32	Ann	94
33	Janice	93
34	Beverly	92
35	Gloria	85
36	Shirley	84
37	Anne	80
38	Martha	76
38	Paula	76
40	Katherine	73
40	Teresa	73
42	Cheryl	71
42	Robin	71
44	Kathryn	69
44	Lynn	69
46	Joanne	65
46	Suzanne	65
48	Theresa	64
49	Laura	63
49	Ruth	63
51	Rebecca	62
52	Betty	59
52	Jane	59
54	Victoria	57
55	Rita	56
56	Leslie	55
57	Elaine	54
57	Ellen	54
57	Gwendolyn	54
57	Kathy	54
61	Angela	53
61	Maureen	53
61	Virginia	53
61	Wanda	53
65	Darlene	52
65	Jean	52
67	Dorothy	51
67	Valerie	51
69	Bonnie	50
69	Frances	50
69	Judy	50
69	Marie	50
73	Alice	49
74	Phyllis	48
75	Helen	47
75	Jo	47
75	Marilyn	47
78	Yvonne	46
79	Constance	44
80	Renee	43
81	Eileen	42
82	Jennifer	40
83	Anita	39
83	Lisa	39
83	Veronica	39
86	Marcia	38
86	Rose	38
86	Vicki	38
89	Diana	37
89	Sarah	37
91	Lynda	35
92	Andrea	34
92	Evelyn	34
94	Doris	33
94	Roberta	33
96	Michele	32
97	Charlene	31
97	Claudia	31
97	Jeanne	31
100	Regina	30
100	Rosemary	30