Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,370
2	Mary	1,224
3	Deborah	1,166
4	Patricia	1,152
5	Susan	793
6	Barbara	791
7	Debra	789
8	Brenda	620
9	Sandra	597
10	Cynthia	560
11	Pamela	499
12	Nancy	492
13	Sharon	473
14	Karen	469
15	Donna	467
16	Carol	404
17	Shirley	387
18	Carolyn	356
19	Janet	351
20	Janice	336
21	Elizabeth	334
22	Betty	319
23	Diane	317
24	Gloria	305
25	Margaret	303

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	267
27	Rebecca	263
28	Kathleen	260
29	Joyce	254
30	Dorothy	244
31	Catherine	241
32	Judy	233
33	Wanda	232
34	Martha	227
35	Kathy	226
36	Marilyn	224
37	Gail	223
38	Cheryl	209
39	Bonnie	189
40	Teresa	180
41	Laura	172
41	Peggy	172
43	Kathryn	169
44	Christine	164
44	Judith	164
44	Paula	164
47	Gwendolyn	160
48	Virginia	159
49	Frances	153
50	Sheila	152
51	Robin	146
52	Helen	144
52	Jacqueline	144
54	Cathy	143
55	Jo	140
56	Alice	138
57	Theresa	135
58	Annie	134
59	Denise	131
60	Katherine	127
60	Phyllis	127
62	Glenda	125
63	Connie	123
64	Joan	120
65	Marsha	119
65	Rose	119
65	Sylvia	119
65	Victoria	119
69	Marcia	116
70	Rhonda	115
71	Ann	114
72	Ruth	111
73	Evelyn	109
74	Darlene	108
74	Vivian	108
76	Elaine	107
77	Sarah	106
78	Jane	104
79	Valerie	103
80	Doris	102
80	Suzanne	102
82	Diana	100
83	Sherry	98
84	Angela	97
85	Vicki	95
86	Rita	94
86	Yvonne	94
88	Constance	92
89	Charlotte	91
90	Julie	90
90	Leslie	90
92	Jean	88
93	Jennifer	87
94	Lynn	85
95	Annette	84
96	Debbie	83
96	Julia	83
98	Ruby	81
99	Marie	79
100	Charlene	76