Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,579
2	Deborah	1,553
3	Mary	1,525
4	Debra	1,360
5	Patricia	1,254
6	Pamela	1,102
7	Susan	1,069
8	Karen	1,012
9	Barbara	869
10	Nancy	846
11	Cynthia	753
12	Brenda	705
13	Sandra	697
14	Rebecca	665
15	Sharon	648
16	Carol	647
17	Kathy	623
18	Donna	618
19	Janet	581
20	Kathleen	539
21	Connie	441
22	Cheryl	432
23	Diana	430
24	Diane	422
25	Teresa	401

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	392
27	Joyce	377
28	Vicki	370
29	Cathy	369
30	Peggy	362
31	Janice	357
32	Elizabeth	354
33	Carolyn	350
34	Jane	328
34	Marilyn	328
36	Margaret	327
37	Paula	319
38	Christine	296
38	Judy	296
40	Rita	295
41	Beverly	289
42	Shirley	287
43	Denise	278
44	Catherine	266
45	Marcia	256
46	Kathryn	251
47	Vickie	250
48	Ruth	234
49	Rhonda	232
50	Martha	229
51	Betty	227
52	Marsha	226
53	Sheila	225
54	Theresa	215
55	Ann	207
56	Bonnie	205
56	Jo	205
58	Jacqueline	202
59	Sherry	197
60	Rose	188
61	Sue	183
62	Phyllis	182
63	Joan	179
64	Jean	177
64	Jennifer	177
66	Gail	174
67	Cindy	173
68	Julie	166
68	Laura	166
70	Anita	163
70	Beth	163
70	Gloria	163
73	Wanda	161
74	Sally	154
75	Victoria	152
76	Darlene	143
77	Jill	142
78	Terri	140
79	Katherine	137
80	Robin	136
81	Constance	133
82	Virginia	131
83	Dorothy	129
84	Lisa	125
85	Elaine	123
86	Lynn	122
86	Suzanne	122
88	Carla	119
89	Alice	118
90	Lois	117
91	Helen	115
92	Anna	113
93	Debbie	112
94	Terry	110
95	Charlotte	108
96	Roberta	107
97	Sarah	103
98	Michelle	99
99	Ellen	97
100	Valerie	96