Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	4,340
2	Linda	3,033
3	Susan	2,986
4	Debra	2,888
5	Deborah	2,848
6	Patricia	2,692
7	Barbara	2,100
8	Nancy	2,023
9	Karen	1,935
10	Pamela	1,756
11	Kathleen	1,576
12	Diane	1,513
13	Cynthia	1,496
14	Donna	1,472
15	Sandra	1,408
16	Carol	1,394
17	Sharon	1,229
18	Janet	1,206
19	Cheryl	966
20	Denise	933
21	Margaret	861
22	Judith	827
23	Elizabeth	790
24	Janice	764
25	Brenda	721

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	690
27	Catherine	684
28	Gail	663
29	Joyce	649
30	Kathy	647
31	Marilyn	607
32	Laura	597
33	Joan	569
34	Paula	566
34	Rebecca	566
36	Lynn	508
37	Beverly	507
38	Carolyn	493
39	Jane	480
39	Kathryn	480
41	Diana	477
42	Connie	469
43	Jean	464
44	Rose	458
45	Shirley	444
46	Peggy	440
47	Theresa	439
48	Ann	437
49	Vicki	431
50	Judy	427
51	Jo	423
52	Cathy	421
53	Robin	408
54	Jacqueline	405
55	Julie	395
55	Sheila	395
57	Betty	392
58	Teresa	389
59	Rita	375
60	Ruth	372
61	Bonnie	371
62	Gloria	361
63	Katherine	360
64	Maureen	345
65	Martha	343
66	Marcia	340
67	Sherry	327
68	Ellen	318
68	Marsha	318
70	Wendy	308
71	Darlene	305
72	Victoria	303
73	Valerie	300
73	Vickie	300
75	Rhonda	299
76	Jill	296
77	Sally	289
78	Joanne	288
79	Lisa	285
80	Dorothy	278
80	Phyllis	278
82	Michelle	277
83	Dawn	274
84	Virginia	273
85	Maria	265
86	Elaine	262
87	Roberta	261
88	Sue	255
88	Suzanne	255
90	Constance	250
91	Anne	247
92	Jeanne	246
92	Marian	246
92	Renee	246
95	Eileen	245
96	Anita	242
97	Leslie	238
97	Michele	238
99	Helen	237
100	Marie	236