Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	4,100
2	Debra	3,258
3	Susan	2,998
4	Linda	2,833
5	Deborah	2,740
6	Patricia	2,672
7	Nancy	2,123
8	Karen	1,986
9	Barbara	1,958
10	Pamela	1,676
11	Diane	1,552
12	Donna	1,545
13	Cynthia	1,502
14	Kathleen	1,500
15	Sandra	1,419
16	Carol	1,390
17	Sharon	1,213
18	Janet	1,185
19	Cheryl	1,019
20	Denise	1,005
21	Elizabeth	808
22	Catherine	787
23	Margaret	768
24	Kathy	759
25	Brenda	749

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	744
27	Janice	732
28	Christine	713
29	Laura	615
30	Joyce	596
31	Gail	584
32	Rebecca	551
33	Theresa	539
34	Lynn	538
35	Paula	525
36	Marilyn	521
37	Joan	505
38	Teresa	502
39	Jean	487
40	Cathy	478
41	Beverly	476
42	Carolyn	468
43	Vicki	459
44	Diana	443
45	Jane	441
46	Julie	438
47	Peggy	436
47	Robin	436
49	Kathryn	433
49	Rose	433
51	Connie	423
52	Katherine	419
53	Ann	412
54	Bonnie	411
55	Jo	405
56	Betty	399
56	Gloria	399
58	Shirley	398
59	Judy	396
60	Sheila	394
61	Lisa	374
62	Rita	360
63	Kimberly	358
64	Debbie	355
65	Victoria	342
66	Jacqueline	339
67	Maureen	333
68	Rhonda	332
69	Kim	325
70	Dawn	317
71	Valerie	316
72	Marcia	313
73	Sherry	312
74	Wendy	311
75	Ruth	310
76	Phyllis	307
77	Darlene	306
77	Dorothy	306
79	Ellen	303
80	Martha	301
81	Cindy	297
82	Jill	293
83	Maria	290
84	Michelle	289
85	Lori	282
86	Joanne	274
87	Virginia	271
88	Vickie	269
89	Sally	268
90	Renee	267
91	Suzanne	259
92	Laurie	258
92	Sue	258
94	Colleen	249
95	Michele	248
95	Terry	248
97	Anne	243
98	Marsha	238
98	Terri	238
100	Anita	237