Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,827
2	Linda	1,493
3	Deborah	1,403
4	Patricia	1,290
5	Brenda	1,043
6	Barbara	931
7	Debra	712
8	Shirley	709
9	Susan	691
10	Betty	687
11	Sandra	672
12	Nancy	603
13	Carolyn	572
14	Pamela	549
15	Cynthia	539
16	Janice	536
17	Judy	528
18	Gloria	521
19	Martha	485
20	Donna	442
21	Kathy	438
22	Elizabeth	413
23	Sharon	410
24	Beverly	409
25	Wanda	406

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	385
27	Dorothy	383
28	Karen	360
29	Rebecca	356
30	Joyce	352
31	Annie	326
32	Margaret	307
32	Peggy	307
34	Teresa	296
35	Diane	277
35	Janet	277
37	Connie	272
38	Sheila	260
39	Virginia	249
40	Cathy	231
41	Gail	230
42	Gwendolyn	229
43	Catherine	226
44	Glenda	221
45	Marilyn	218
46	Jo	217
47	Sarah	208
48	Vickie	204
49	Cheryl	200
50	Angela	196
51	Phyllis	190
52	Bonnie	185
52	Frances	185
52	Ruby	185
55	Helen	183
56	Vicki	182
57	Alice	180
58	Dianne	170
59	Joan	168
59	Sherry	168
61	Laura	167
62	Evelyn	163
63	Paula	162
64	Patsy	156
65	Doris	155
66	Rose	154
67	Christine	153
67	Jacqueline	153
69	Sylvia	148
70	Marsha	145
70	Rhonda	145
72	Kathryn	143
72	Willie	143
74	Ann	142
74	Katherine	142
76	Vivian	140
77	Elaine	135
78	Charlotte	129
78	Geraldine	129
80	Rita	128
80	Theresa	128
82	Lillie	127
82	Rosa	127
84	Denise	124
85	Unknown	121
86	Juanita	119
86	Julia	119
88	Kathleen	117
89	Emma	115
90	Judith	114
91	Jane	113
91	Sara	113
93	Yvonne	108
94	Jacquelyn	107
95	Mattie	106
96	Bernice	104
97	Mildred	100
98	Anita	99
98	Marcia	99
100	Louise	93