Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	856
2	Mary	718
3	Linda	619
4	Susan	542
5	Patricia	514
6	Deborah	510
7	Cynthia	419
8	Nancy	394
9	Pamela	393
10	Karen	370
11	Barbara	340
12	Janet	329
13	Donna	291
14	Sandra	286
15	Rebecca	274
15	Teresa	274
17	Brenda	264
18	Sharon	260
19	Carol	259
20	Connie	234
21	Cheryl	220
22	Kathy	218
23	Kathleen	208
24	Janice	207
25	Diane	197

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Denise	195
27	Joyce	168
28	Rhonda	163
29	Diana	158
30	Paula	152
31	Kathryn	151
32	Sherry	149
33	Marilyn	147
34	Elizabeth	146
35	Vicki	145
36	Beverly	132
37	Catherine	129
38	Peggy	126
38	Vickie	126
40	Carolyn	122
41	Rita	118
41	Terri	118
43	Margaret	116
44	Jane	111
45	Lisa	110
45	Shirley	110
47	Cathy	109
48	Judy	108
49	Betty	107
50	Jean	104
51	Theresa	103
52	Julie	100
53	Judith	99
54	Ruth	98
55	Sheila	97
55	Terry	97
57	Sheryl	89
58	Cindy	88
59	Bonnie	86
59	Marsha	86
61	Ann	85
62	Anita	84
63	Christine	83
64	Robin	80
65	Carla	78
66	Gail	77
66	Katherine	77
66	Marcia	77
69	Kimberly	76
69	Martha	76
71	Jo	75
72	Laura	74
72	Virginia	74
74	Michelle	73
75	Rose	70
76	Glenda	69
77	Joan	68
78	Debbie	65
78	Kim	65
80	Victoria	64
81	Sue	63
82	Constance	60
82	Sally	60
84	Leslie	59
84	Phyllis	59
86	Dana	58
86	Jacqueline	58
86	Roberta	58
89	Marla	57
90	Becky	55
90	Valerie	55
92	Gloria	53
92	Loretta	53
92	Lynn	53
95	Dorothy	52
96	Alice	51
96	Stephanie	51
96	Wanda	51
99	Jan	50
99	Jennifer	50
99	Vicky	50