Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1953
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,808 |
| 2 | Linda | 3,353 |
| 3 | Patricia | 2,782 |
| 4 | Susan | 2,771 |
| 5 | Deborah | 2,521 |
| 6 | Debra | 2,233 |
| 7 | Barbara | 2,209 |
| 8 | Nancy | 1,946 |
| 9 | Karen | 1,836 |
| 10 | Pamela | 1,744 |
| 11 | Kathleen | 1,625 |
| 12 | Diane | 1,400 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 1,397 |
| 14 | Carol | 1,372 |
| 15 | Sandra | 1,313 |
| 16 | Donna | 1,289 |
| 17 | Sharon | 1,258 |
| 18 | Janet | 1,187 |
| 19 | Margaret | 962 |
| 20 | Christine | 929 |
| 21 | Judith | 902 |
| 22 | Janice | 878 |
| 23 | Cheryl | 821 |
| 24 | Denise | 787 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 753 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brenda | 717 |
| 27 | Joyce | 670 |
| 28 | Kathy | 641 |
| 29 | Catherine | 618 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 602 |
| 31 | Gail | 585 |
| 32 | Beverly | 568 |
| 33 | Paula | 556 |
| 34 | Marilyn | 545 |
| 35 | Joan | 491 |
| 36 | Carolyn | 488 |
| 37 | Peggy | 486 |
| 38 | Jean | 484 |
| 39 | Jane | 479 |
| 40 | Shirley | 463 |
| 41 | Judy | 457 |
| 42 | Laura | 456 |
| 43 | Theresa | 454 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 452 |
| 45 | Lynn | 451 |
| 46 | Connie | 440 |
| 47 | Bonnie | 438 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 438 |
| 49 | Ann | 423 |
| 50 | Diana | 410 |
| 51 | Cathy | 403 |
| 52 | Vicki | 402 |
| 53 | Betty | 396 |
| 54 | Gloria | 374 |
| 55 | Rita | 371 |
| 56 | Julie | 369 |
| 57 | Marcia | 366 |
| 58 | Ruth | 365 |
| 59 | Sheila | 364 |
| 60 | Jo | 356 |
| 61 | Rose | 351 |
| 62 | Katherine | 349 |
| 63 | Martha | 337 |
| 64 | Joanne | 330 |
| 65 | Dorothy | 326 |
| 66 | Teresa | 309 |
| 67 | Ellen | 305 |
| 68 | Suzanne | 304 |
| 68 | Victoria | 304 |
| 70 | Phyllis | 302 |
| 70 | Sally | 302 |
| 72 | Darlene | 298 |
| 73 | Marsha | 291 |
| 74 | Maureen | 283 |
| 75 | Virginia | 279 |
| 76 | Robin | 274 |
| 77 | Roberta | 267 |
| 78 | Sherry | 259 |
| 79 | Helen | 258 |
| 80 | Rhonda | 255 |
| 81 | Valerie | 253 |
| 82 | Alice | 251 |
| 83 | Marie | 248 |
| 84 | Constance | 246 |
| 85 | Jill | 244 |
| 85 | Vickie | 244 |
| 87 | Elaine | 232 |
| 88 | Anne | 230 |
| 88 | Wendy | 230 |
| 90 | Leslie | 229 |
| 91 | Jeanne | 227 |
| 92 | Maria | 225 |
| 93 | Cindy | 224 |
| 94 | Michelle | 222 |
| 95 | Frances | 217 |
| 95 | Michele | 217 |
| 97 | Wanda | 214 |
| 98 | Sue | 212 |
| 99 | Anita | 211 |
| 100 | Dawn | 210 |