Most popular girls’ names in Idaho, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	251
2	Linda	200
3	Susan	198
4	Mary	159
5	Karen	157
6	Patricia	137
7	Pamela	132
8	Deborah	123
9	Barbara	105
10	Nancy	101
10	Sandra	101
12	Teresa	87
13	Cynthia	86
14	Julie	83
15	Carol	81
16	Donna	79
17	Connie	76
18	Janet	74
19	Rebecca	66
20	Vicki	64
21	Diane	63
22	Cheryl	61
22	Christine	61
24	Kathleen	60
25	Brenda	59

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kathy	59
27	Peggy	56
27	Sharon	56
29	Janice	54
30	Elizabeth	53
31	Cindy	50
31	Judy	50
31	Margaret	50
34	Vickie	48
35	Marilyn	45
35	Rhonda	45
37	Jo	40
38	Paula	39
39	Ann	38
40	Carla	36
40	Diana	36
40	Kathryn	36
43	Beverly	35
43	Sherry	35
43	Terri	35
46	Bonnie	34
46	Judith	34
46	Katherine	34
46	Shirley	34
50	Betty	32
50	Debbie	32
50	Joyce	32
50	Robin	32
50	Sally	32
55	Colleen	31
55	Terry	31
57	Denise	30
58	Laura	29
59	Gail	28
60	Carolyn	27
60	Leslie	27
60	Ruth	27
60	Wendy	27
64	Jan	26
64	Jill	26
64	Joan	26
64	Lori	26
64	Shelley	26
69	Catherine	25
69	Cathy	25
69	Sheila	25
69	Wanda	25
73	Becky	24
73	Valerie	24
75	Marcia	23
76	Lynn	22
76	Marsha	22
76	Rita	22
76	Roxanne	22
76	Sheryl	22
81	Elaine	21
81	Kay	21
81	Roberta	21
81	Rose	21
85	Dorothy	20
85	Jean	20
85	Jolene	20
85	Kim	20
85	Kristine	20
85	Lois	20
91	Marie	18
91	Shannon	18
93	Annette	17
93	Gloria	17
93	Jane	17
93	Julia	17
93	Laurie	17
93	Penny	17
93	Virginia	17
100	Helen	16
100	Holly	16
100	Lisa	16