Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,405
2	Mary	1,228
3	Patricia	1,083
4	Deborah	1,016
5	Barbara	832
6	Susan	641
7	Debra	574
8	Sandra	565
9	Brenda	534
10	Nancy	481
11	Cynthia	478
12	Sharon	472
13	Karen	424
14	Donna	396
15	Carolyn	376
16	Carol	341
17	Betty	333
18	Pamela	331
18	Shirley	331
20	Elizabeth	314
21	Janice	312
22	Gloria	301
23	Diane	293
24	Janet	289
25	Margaret	281

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	263
27	Judy	261
28	Joyce	250
29	Martha	244
30	Beverly	237
31	Catherine	233
32	Dorothy	227
33	Cheryl	222
34	Wanda	215
35	Gail	206
36	Christine	205
37	Rebecca	198
38	Judith	182
39	Kathy	181
40	Virginia	179
41	Kathryn	164
42	Gwendolyn	163
43	Marilyn	157
44	Peggy	154
45	Bonnie	148
46	Annie	146
47	Frances	142
47	Jacqueline	142
49	Laura	141
50	Joan	135
50	Sheila	135
52	Helen	132
53	Cathy	128
53	Paula	128
55	Ann	127
56	Phyllis	126
57	Alice	124
58	Katherine	123
59	Connie	122
59	Evelyn	122
59	Jo	122
62	Teresa	121
63	Rose	120
64	Glenda	118
65	Denise	114
66	Sarah	113
67	Marsha	111
68	Theresa	108
69	Jane	106
70	Charlotte	104
71	Diana	102
72	Victoria	99
73	Sylvia	98
74	Ellen	96
74	Sherry	96
76	Doris	94
77	Jean	93
77	Vivian	93
77	Yvonne	93
80	Elaine	91
80	Rita	91
80	Ruth	91
83	Julia	90
83	Suzanne	90
85	Rhonda	88
86	Charlene	86
87	Dianne	84
87	Vicki	84
89	Jacquelyn	83
90	Constance	82
90	Lynn	82
92	Marie	81
93	Anita	79
94	Darlene	78
94	Marcia	78
96	Valerie	76
97	Belinda	75
98	Julie	70
98	Norma	70
100	Rosa	69
100	Vickie	69