Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	517
2	Deborah	510
3	Patricia	457
4	Linda	389
5	Susan	319
6	Karen	288
7	Barbara	262
8	Pamela	241
9	Debra	231
10	Sharon	228
11	Donna	207
12	Cynthia	201
12	Nancy	201
14	Diane	196
15	Kathleen	184
16	Brenda	167
17	Elizabeth	165
18	Denise	156
19	Janet	153
20	Margaret	144
21	Carol	141
21	Sandra	141
23	Joyce	140
24	Carolyn	127
25	Jacqueline	114

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	112
27	Sheila	102
28	Gail	98
29	Catherine	93
30	Anne	92
31	Janice	89
32	Joan	86
33	Ann	84
33	Wanda	84
35	Shirley	83
35	Theresa	83
37	Judith	78
38	Beverly	75
39	Cheryl	73
40	Gloria	71
40	Valerie	71
42	Laura	70
42	Teresa	70
44	Martha	69
45	Jean	63
45	Katherine	63
45	Michelle	63
48	Kathryn	60
48	Marilyn	60
50	Christine	59
51	Rebecca	58
52	Paula	57
52	Phyllis	57
54	Angela	56
55	Leslie	55
55	Vanessa	55
57	Rita	54
58	Darlene	53
58	Ruth	53
60	Ellen	52
60	Gwendolyn	52
60	Joanne	52
63	Lisa	50
63	Marie	50
65	Bonnie	48
65	Lynn	48
65	Victoria	48
68	Michele	47
69	Maureen	46
69	Stephanie	46
71	Jane	45
71	Suzanne	45
71	Veronica	45
71	Virginia	45
75	Dorothy	44
75	Jo	44
75	Judy	44
75	Yvonne	44
79	Diana	43
79	Renee	43
79	Rose	43
82	Betty	42
82	Elaine	42
82	Maria	42
85	Delores	41
85	Kathy	41
85	Regina	41
88	Anita	40
89	Peggy	39
90	Helen	38
91	Charlene	37
91	Juanita	37
91	Lorraine	37
91	Marian	37
95	Sarah	36
96	Constance	35
96	Julie	35
96	Marcia	35
96	Roberta	35
100	Julia	34
100	Terry	34
100	Wendy	34