Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,251
2	Deborah	1,239
3	Linda	1,128
4	Patricia	1,117
5	Debra	1,114
6	Susan	877
7	Barbara	741
8	Cynthia	714
9	Brenda	636
10	Sandra	631
11	Donna	593
12	Karen	584
13	Sharon	534
14	Pamela	516
15	Nancy	488
16	Carol	429
17	Cheryl	410
18	Elizabeth	395
19	Diane	385
20	Carolyn	358
21	Janet	346
22	Betty	344
23	Shirley	338
24	Janice	329
25	Gloria	318

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	314
27	Beverly	295
28	Teresa	290
29	Wanda	287
30	Margaret	278
31	Joyce	267
32	Kathleen	259
33	Denise	246
34	Dorothy	243
35	Theresa	242
36	Catherine	238
37	Robin	236
38	Rebecca	228
39	Gail	218
40	Martha	212
41	Laura	211
42	Judy	210
43	Marilyn	208
44	Judith	207
45	Connie	203
46	Bonnie	189
47	Kathryn	185
48	Sherry	180
49	Cathy	174
50	Debbie	171
51	Jo	168
51	Lisa	168
53	Virginia	166
54	Paula	165
55	Rose	164
56	Sheila	163
57	Gwendolyn	159
58	Phyllis	158
59	Peggy	155
60	Katherine	148
61	Vicki	147
62	Victoria	146
63	Jacqueline	145
64	Valerie	139
65	Helen	138
66	Diana	135
67	Christine	134
67	Rhonda	134
69	Alice	132
70	Terry	131
71	Sylvia	130
72	Ann	129
73	Angela	125
74	Sarah	117
75	Glenda	114
75	Lynn	114
77	Evelyn	113
77	Joan	113
79	Elaine	112
79	Julie	112
81	Terri	110
82	Jane	109
83	Jennifer	108
83	Ruth	108
85	Doris	106
86	Annie	105
87	Kim	103
88	Frances	102
89	Anita	100
89	Suzanne	100
89	Yvonne	100
92	Jean	98
93	Cindy	96
94	Darlene	95
94	Vivian	95
96	Stephanie	91
97	Leslie	90
98	Jacquelyn	89
98	Sheryl	89
100	Constance	88
100	Marie	88
100	Rita	88