Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	512
2	Patricia	489
3	Deborah	466
4	Linda	461
5	Susan	346
6	Barbara	321
7	Karen	256
8	Sharon	230
9	Diane	194
10	Donna	193
11	Cynthia	186
12	Pamela	181
13	Debra	180
14	Brenda	173
15	Kathleen	172
16	Nancy	168
17	Sandra	160
18	Denise	159
19	Carol	155
20	Elizabeth	151
21	Margaret	144
22	Carolyn	136
23	Janet	127
24	Joyce	123
25	Jacqueline	117

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	100
27	Gail	97
27	Sheila	97
29	Catherine	95
29	Janice	95
31	Joan	88
32	Christine	86
33	Robin	85
34	Ann	84
35	Judith	81
35	Wanda	81
37	Paula	79
37	Theresa	79
39	Beverly	76
39	Katherine	76
41	Shirley	75
42	Anne	73
43	Gloria	71
44	Martha	69
45	Laura	68
45	Valerie	68
47	Gwendolyn	67
47	Kathryn	67
49	Ellen	66
50	Teresa	62
51	Leslie	59
52	Lynn	58
52	Phyllis	58
54	Judy	57
55	Bonnie	56
56	Michelle	55
56	Victoria	55
58	Darlene	54
58	Jane	54
58	Rebecca	54
61	Lisa	51
61	Marilyn	51
61	Ruth	51
61	Suzanne	51
65	Jean	49
65	Stephanie	49
67	Elaine	47
67	Jo	47
67	Marie	47
70	Betty	46
70	Helen	46
70	Kathy	46
70	Rita	46
70	Virginia	46
75	Joanne	45
76	Frances	43
77	Maria	42
77	Regina	42
77	Vicki	42
80	Marsha	41
80	Maureen	41
82	Angela	40
82	Delores	40
82	Evelyn	40
82	Jennifer	40
86	Anita	39
86	Vanessa	39
88	Dorothy	37
89	Rose	36
89	Sarah	36
89	Wendy	36
92	Alice	35
92	Constance	35
92	Doris	35
92	Marcia	35
96	Renee	34
96	Sylvia	34
96	Yvonne	34
99	Eileen	33
100	Cathy	32
100	Diana	32
100	Jan	32