Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,846
2	Mary	1,540
3	Deborah	1,528
4	Patricia	1,187
5	Susan	1,076
6	Debra	1,048
7	Karen	989
8	Nancy	951
9	Barbara	932
10	Pamela	881
11	Rebecca	728
12	Brenda	725
13	Sharon	719
14	Carol	718
15	Sandra	714
16	Janet	662
17	Cynthia	655
18	Donna	642
19	Kathy	569
20	Kathleen	549
21	Connie	469
22	Diana	437
23	Judith	435
24	Diane	428
25	Cheryl	420

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	405
27	Joyce	396
28	Peggy	392
29	Janice	378
30	Vicki	357
31	Cathy	350
32	Margaret	334
33	Beverly	327
34	Judy	324
35	Elizabeth	323
36	Jane	320
37	Christine	319
38	Shirley	318
39	Teresa	291
40	Marsha	288
41	Betty	286
41	Paula	286
43	Marilyn	280
44	Rita	263
45	Catherine	259
46	Vickie	258
47	Denise	253
48	Martha	251
49	Marcia	249
50	Kathryn	243
51	Ruth	230
52	Jacqueline	215
53	Bonnie	213
54	Sherry	205
55	Sue	204
56	Jo	202
57	Ann	201
58	Sally	196
59	Phyllis	192
60	Sheila	182
61	Darlene	181
62	Theresa	179
63	Gail	177
64	Jean	172
65	Katherine	167
66	Gloria	165
67	Victoria	164
68	Rose	161
69	Rhonda	159
69	Wanda	159
71	Jennifer	158
72	Laura	157
72	Virginia	157
74	Beth	154
75	Joan	152
76	Dorothy	146
77	Anita	143
78	Julie	141
79	Roberta	135
80	Lynn	131
81	Carla	124
82	Alice	121
83	Constance	120
84	Kay	119
85	Doris	118
86	Cindy	116
87	Anna	114
87	Suzanne	114
89	Helen	112
89	Lois	112
89	Sarah	112
92	Penny	111
93	Jill	106
94	Elaine	103
95	Ellen	99
96	Anne	98
97	Charlotte	95
98	Jan	94
98	Terri	94
100	Norma	93