Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,544
2	Mary	1,386
3	Deborah	1,045
3	Patricia	1,045
5	Brenda	1,037
6	Donna	692
7	Barbara	690
8	Sharon	664
9	Judy	625
10	Sandra	544
11	Nancy	488
12	Karen	481
13	Betty	465
14	Carolyn	449
15	Pamela	432
16	Kathy	397
17	Debra	389
18	Wanda	377
19	Susan	374
20	Joyce	363
21	Connie	361
22	Janice	359
23	Janet	349
24	Carol	322
25	Shirley	318

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	309
27	Margaret	294
28	Bonnie	293
29	Elizabeth	289
30	Phyllis	282
31	Rebecca	278
32	Beverly	267
33	Peggy	254
34	Judith	252
35	Teresa	230
36	Rita	222
37	Vicki	199
38	Sheila	198
39	Paula	193
40	Cynthia	192
41	Ruth	190
42	Marilyn	188
43	Diane	184
43	Kathleen	184
45	Jo	180
46	Charlotte	179
47	Diana	177
48	Virginia	175
49	Vickie	172
50	Anna	166
51	Sherry	165
52	Dorothy	159
53	Helen	154
54	Alice	153
54	Cathy	153
56	Marsha	151
57	Jane	143
58	Patsy	141
59	Glenda	140
60	Joan	138
61	Doris	134
62	Cheryl	131
63	Frances	126
64	Rose	125
65	Lois	124
66	Catherine	123
67	Theresa	122
68	Ann	120
69	Jacqueline	118
69	Sarah	118
71	Wilma	117
72	Denise	116
72	Rhonda	116
74	Darlene	108
75	Anita	107
76	Christine	104
76	Gloria	104
76	Katherine	104
79	Laura	100
80	Jennifer	97
81	Kathryn	94
81	Ruby	94
81	Victoria	94
84	Sue	92
85	Norma	89
86	Regina	88
87	Loretta	87
88	Mildred	81
89	Shelia	80
90	Gail	77
91	Jean	76
91	Julia	76
93	Billie	75
94	Evelyn	74
95	Marcia	71
96	Yvonne	69
97	Charlene	68
98	Constance	67
99	Juanita	66
100	Carla	64
100	Debbie	64
100	Patty	64