Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,219
2	Linda	962
3	Debra	868
4	Susan	862
5	Patricia	699
6	Nancy	697
7	Barbara	685
8	Deborah	600
9	Pamela	530
10	Cynthia	516
11	Karen	484
12	Diane	467
13	Sandra	458
14	Kathleen	417
15	Carol	390
16	Janet	357
17	Rebecca	342
18	Connie	339
19	Jane	300
20	Sharon	299
21	Donna	287
22	Kathy	272
23	Julie	269
24	Peggy	240
25	Janice	237

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	234
27	Judy	231
28	Jean	223
28	Kathryn	223
30	Marilyn	222
31	Cheryl	218
32	Joyce	202
33	Christine	196
34	Teresa	194
35	Ann	193
36	Denise	192
37	Joan	189
38	Judith	181
39	Marcia	179
40	Elizabeth	175
41	Catherine	174
41	Vicki	174
43	Beverly	167
44	Diana	157
45	Bonnie	156
46	Paula	145
47	Carolyn	141
47	Ruth	141
49	Cindy	139
49	Shirley	139
51	Rhonda	137
52	Cathy	135
53	Sally	132
54	Rita	126
55	Brenda	125
56	Vickie	124
57	Betty	115
58	Theresa	114
59	Constance	111
60	Sheryl	110
61	Martha	109
62	Sheila	106
62	Sue	106
64	Jacqueline	99
64	Katherine	99
66	Gloria	97
67	Jo	96
67	Laura	96
69	Gail	94
70	Sherry	93
71	Lois	92
71	Lynn	92
73	Rose	88
74	Carla	86
74	Joann	86
76	Suzanne	84
77	Colleen	83
78	Becky	82
79	Elaine	78
80	Beth	75
81	Anne	74
81	Ellen	74
81	Virginia	74
84	Jill	72
85	Marsha	69
85	Roberta	69
85	Victoria	69
88	Dianne	68
88	Marlene	68
90	Dixie	67
90	Vicky	67
90	Wanda	67
93	Jan	65
93	Jeanne	65
95	Debbie	64
96	Laurie	62
96	Phyllis	62
96	Terri	62
99	Luann	60
100	Helen	59
100	Kay	59