Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,772
2	Deborah	1,544
3	Linda	1,328
4	Patricia	1,206
5	Brenda	1,014
6	Debra	956
7	Barbara	892
8	Susan	784
9	Sandra	729
10	Pamela	635
11	Cynthia	618
12	Donna	601
12	Shirley	601
14	Betty	594
15	Nancy	554
16	Carolyn	544
17	Janice	523
18	Kathy	487
19	Judy	486
20	Karen	457
21	Wanda	455
22	Gloria	435
23	Beverly	426
23	Elizabeth	426
25	Martha	419

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sharon	419
27	Carol	414
28	Dorothy	389
29	Rebecca	351
30	Joyce	344
31	Teresa	337
32	Margaret	331
33	Connie	306
34	Annie	304
35	Marilyn	297
36	Cathy	289
37	Janet	287
38	Diane	284
39	Peggy	277
40	Vickie	271
41	Jo	270
42	Sheila	259
43	Cheryl	249
44	Vicki	240
45	Gwendolyn	231
46	Rhonda	229
47	Sherry	227
48	Glenda	225
49	Gail	222
50	Sarah	218
51	Catherine	209
52	Virginia	207
53	Phyllis	206
54	Helen	200
55	Angela	199
56	Laura	186
57	Frances	185
58	Alice	179
58	Bonnie	179
60	Rita	171
61	Marsha	164
62	Ruby	160
63	Charlotte	155
64	Kathryn	154
64	Willie	154
66	Rose	152
67	Jacqueline	149
68	Doris	148
68	Katherine	148
70	Dianne	146
70	Theresa	146
72	Christine	145
72	Evelyn	145
72	Sylvia	145
75	Joan	144
76	Robin	142
77	Elaine	141
78	Judith	134
79	Rosa	133
80	Ann	130
81	Sara	128
82	Patsy	127
83	Paula	125
84	Anita	123
85	Bobbie	121
86	Debbie	120
87	Denise	119
87	Jane	119
89	Vivian	116
90	Geraldine	115
91	Kathleen	114
92	Mildred	113
93	Shelia	111
93	Unknown	111
95	Juanita	108
96	Delores	107
96	Julia	107
98	Lynn	106
99	Jacquelyn	104
99	Marcia	104