Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	1,607
2	Mary	1,603
3	Linda	1,464
4	Deborah	1,452
5	Susan	1,186
6	Pamela	1,125
7	Patricia	1,114
8	Karen	988
9	Cynthia	952
10	Nancy	890
11	Barbara	797
12	Donna	723
13	Sandra	711
14	Rebecca	692
15	Brenda	689
16	Carol	657
17	Sharon	641
18	Kathy	633
19	Janet	612
20	Cheryl	524
21	Teresa	486
22	Diane	485
23	Kathleen	443
24	Connie	433
25	Diana	415

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	380
27	Vicki	378
28	Denise	361
29	Judith	354
30	Elizabeth	348
31	Cathy	344
32	Carolyn	333
33	Janice	327
34	Peggy	324
35	Paula	309
36	Margaret	301
37	Vickie	300
38	Marilyn	296
39	Jane	295
40	Rita	286
41	Beverly	284
42	Judy	283
43	Marsha	259
44	Betty	258
45	Catherine	252
46	Kathryn	250
47	Sue	243
47	Terri	243
49	Theresa	242
50	Sherry	240
50	Shirley	240
52	Laura	237
53	Martha	233
54	Rhonda	228
55	Cindy	217
55	Ruth	217
57	Christine	213
58	Sheila	205
59	Marcia	204
60	Julie	202
61	Jennifer	200
62	Ann	199
63	Beth	197
64	Jo	191
65	Jacqueline	190
66	Bonnie	189
66	Lisa	189
68	Rose	184
69	Robin	182
70	Gail	176
71	Jill	171
72	Darlene	170
73	Anita	168
74	Jean	166
74	Joan	166
76	Phyllis	165
76	Sally	165
78	Lynn	159
79	Wanda	157
80	Gloria	150
81	Debbie	141
82	Katherine	140
83	Carla	139
84	Terry	135
85	Victoria	132
86	Dorothy	131
87	Constance	127
88	Virginia	126
89	Elaine	118
89	Sarah	118
91	Michelle	114
92	Roberta	113
93	Penny	111
94	Anna	110
94	Suzanne	110
96	Kay	108
97	Alice	107
97	Michele	107
99	Valerie	104
100	Jan	103