Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,311
2	Mary	1,246
3	Deborah	1,243
4	Patricia	1,031
5	Debra	1,000
6	Susan	868
7	Barbara	779
8	Sandra	645
9	Cynthia	611
10	Karen	576
11	Brenda	572
12	Donna	561
13	Sharon	533
14	Pamela	529
15	Nancy	488
16	Carol	432
17	Shirley	391
18	Elizabeth	350
19	Carolyn	348
20	Janet	317
21	Janice	312
22	Beverly	310
23	Gloria	309
24	Betty	305
25	Diane	294

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	287
27	Margaret	283
28	Catherine	266
29	Kathy	259
30	Joyce	257
31	Wanda	254
32	Kathleen	253
32	Rebecca	253
34	Judy	229
35	Marilyn	227
35	Teresa	227
37	Dorothy	222
38	Martha	212
39	Gail	209
40	Theresa	208
41	Robin	190
42	Peggy	187
43	Denise	185
44	Bonnie	182
44	Judith	182
46	Paula	181
47	Gwendolyn	178
47	Rose	178
49	Virginia	176
50	Laura	174
51	Kathryn	168
52	Katherine	165
53	Jo	163
54	Connie	160
55	Cathy	152
56	Helen	150
57	Frances	148
58	Sylvia	146
59	Alice	144
60	Sarah	142
61	Vicki	138
62	Phyllis	135
63	Joan	133
64	Ann	128
64	Glenda	128
64	Jacqueline	128
67	Christine	125
67	Lisa	125
69	Debbie	124
70	Sheila	122
71	Annie	120
72	Sherry	118
73	Rhonda	117
74	Diana	113
75	Ruth	112
76	Evelyn	111
77	Terry	110
77	Valerie	110
79	Elaine	109
80	Marsha	108
80	Victoria	108
82	Charlotte	107
83	Darlene	106
84	Angela	101
84	Jane	101
84	Julia	101
87	Jean	100
88	Vivian	99
89	Jennifer	96
90	Marcia	95
91	Suzanne	94
92	Yvonne	93
93	Ellen	92
94	Lynn	91
95	Maria	86
96	Jan	85
96	Julie	85
96	Regina	85
99	Rita	83
100	Dianne	80
100	Vickie	80