Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	793
2	Linda	752
3	Mary	733
4	Patricia	588
5	Deborah	553
6	Susan	493
7	Pamela	406
8	Nancy	399
9	Barbara	391
9	Cynthia	391
11	Karen	385
12	Janet	350
13	Carol	294
14	Donna	286
15	Sharon	282
16	Sandra	280
17	Rebecca	271
18	Connie	256
19	Brenda	237
20	Kathy	230
21	Marilyn	226
22	Kathleen	218
23	Janice	215
24	Cheryl	208
25	Joyce	200

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Teresa	191
27	Peggy	175
28	Carolyn	165
29	Diana	163
30	Diane	161
31	Kathryn	156
32	Judy	150
33	Marsha	145
34	Elizabeth	143
35	Jane	142
35	Paula	142
37	Margaret	141
38	Shirley	137
39	Catherine	131
40	Judith	129
41	Rhonda	125
41	Vicki	125
43	Denise	123
44	Beverly	121
45	Rita	120
46	Martha	118
47	Vickie	117
48	Betty	112
48	Christine	112
50	Marcia	111
50	Ruth	111
52	Sherry	103
53	Cathy	97
54	Ann	96
54	Julie	96
56	Jean	93
57	Jo	87
57	Sheryl	87
59	Joan	85
59	Katherine	85
59	Theresa	85
62	Bonnie	84
63	Anita	81
64	Laura	79
65	Virginia	78
66	Dorothy	75
66	Wanda	75
68	Alice	73
69	Glenda	72
70	Sue	71
71	Cindy	70
72	Jacqueline	69
72	Rose	69
74	Gail	68
74	Gloria	68
76	Carla	66
76	Phyllis	66
76	Roberta	66
79	Jan	65
80	Constance	64
81	Terri	63
82	Victoria	62
83	Charlotte	61
83	Sheila	61
85	Kay	58
85	Lois	58
87	Doris	55
87	Stephanie	55
87	Suzanne	55
90	Sally	54
91	Terry	53
92	Helen	52
92	Michelle	52
92	Vicky	52
95	Gayle	51
96	Jill	50
97	Dana	48
97	Jennifer	48
97	Loretta	48
100	Sarah	47