Most popular girls’ names in Idaho, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	223
2	Linda	203
3	Mary	184
4	Susan	181
5	Deborah	138
6	Patricia	130
7	Karen	120
8	Barbara	115
9	Kathleen	109
10	Pamela	108
11	Carol	106
12	Nancy	92
13	Cynthia	86
14	Janet	84
15	Sandra	83
16	Vicki	76
17	Connie	72
18	Diane	68
19	Teresa	65
20	Julie	64
21	Christine	63
22	Cheryl	61
23	Donna	60
24	Sharon	59
25	Judy	56

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rebecca	56
27	Kathryn	55
27	Kathy	55
27	Peggy	55
30	Brenda	54
31	Margaret	53
32	Janice	50
33	Marilyn	47
34	Bonnie	46
35	Vickie	44
36	Cindy	43
37	Katherine	41
38	Ann	40
38	Paula	40
40	Carolyn	39
40	Laura	39
42	Catherine	38
43	Debbie	37
44	Jo	36
45	Diana	34
45	Joyce	34
45	Judith	34
45	Terri	34
49	Elizabeth	33
50	Beverly	32
50	Rhonda	32
52	Betty	31
52	Cathy	31
54	Shirley	30
55	Helen	28
55	Kristine	28
55	Marsha	28
58	Sherry	27
59	Robin	26
59	Ruth	26
59	Virginia	26
62	Claudia	25
62	Martha	25
64	Theresa	24
65	Elaine	23
65	Gail	23
65	Gloria	23
65	Jill	23
65	Sheila	23
65	Victoria	23
71	Anne	22
71	Becky	22
71	Carla	22
71	Colleen	22
71	Marcia	22
71	Penny	22
71	Sally	22
78	Denise	21
78	Jan	21
78	Lynn	21
78	Terry	21
82	Jacqueline	20
82	Jane	20
82	Joan	20
82	Wendy	20
86	Anita	19
86	Annette	19
86	Dixie	19
86	Dorothy	19
86	Jeanne	19
86	Leslie	19
86	Valerie	19
93	Karla	18
93	Lisa	18
93	Michelle	18
93	Rose	18
93	Shannon	18
98	Gayle	17
98	Glenda	17
98	Jean	17
98	Lois	17
98	Marlene	17
98	Norma	17
98	Renee	17
98	Wanda	17