Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	526
2	Deborah	492
3	Linda	377
4	Patricia	368
5	Susan	324
6	Karen	283
7	Barbara	263
8	Debra	228
8	Donna	228
10	Diane	211
11	Cynthia	199
12	Pamela	193
13	Sharon	191
14	Denise	172
15	Brenda	169
16	Kathleen	168
17	Carol	163
18	Elizabeth	162
19	Nancy	160
20	Margaret	143
21	Sandra	142
22	Joyce	134
23	Janet	131
24	Jacqueline	124
25	Robin	117

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	113
27	Catherine	110
27	Janice	110
29	Sheila	108
30	Theresa	97
31	Carolyn	94
32	Gail	93
33	Ann	90
34	Lisa	89
35	Teresa	85
36	Wanda	83
37	Gloria	79
38	Katherine	77
39	Judith	76
40	Beverly	71
40	Joan	71
40	Shirley	71
43	Paula	70
44	Valerie	69
45	Anne	68
45	Michelle	68
47	Darlene	66
48	Jean	65
49	Kathryn	64
49	Laura	64
51	Angela	62
51	Christine	62
51	Michele	62
51	Renee	62
55	Bonnie	60
55	Martha	60
57	Gwendolyn	58
58	Jane	57
59	Lynn	56
60	Stephanie	55
61	Dorothy	53
62	Rebecca	52
62	Vanessa	52
64	Jo	51
65	Leslie	50
66	Victoria	48
66	Virginia	48
68	Betty	47
68	Phyllis	47
68	Terry	47
71	Regina	46
71	Rose	46
73	Ellen	45
73	Ruth	45
75	Kim	44
75	Suzanne	44
77	Alice	41
77	Elaine	41
77	Jennifer	41
80	Eileen	40
80	Frances	40
80	Judy	40
80	Marilyn	40
80	Sylvia	40
80	Yvonne	40
86	Helen	39
86	Kathy	39
86	Maria	39
86	Marie	39
90	Constance	38
90	Diana	38
90	Maureen	38
90	Peggy	38
90	Wendy	38
95	Rita	37
96	Anita	36
96	Sarah	36
98	Colleen	35
99	Claudia	34
99	Terri	34