Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,409
2	Linda	1,237
3	Deborah	1,143
4	Patricia	956
5	Brenda	840
6	Barbara	718
7	Sharon	657
8	Donna	610
9	Pamela	565
10	Judy	557
11	Sandra	549
12	Debra	534
13	Karen	478
14	Susan	462
15	Nancy	433
16	Kathy	419
17	Carolyn	388
18	Betty	385
19	Joyce	373
20	Wanda	350
21	Connie	337
21	Janet	337
23	Rebecca	330
24	Carol	305
24	Janice	305

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	300
27	Martha	295
28	Elizabeth	286
29	Beverly	284
30	Teresa	282
31	Peggy	270
32	Phyllis	253
33	Margaret	246
34	Paula	243
35	Bonnie	240
36	Marilyn	226
37	Cynthia	214
38	Sheila	207
39	Rita	206
40	Judith	203
41	Diane	197
41	Vicki	197
43	Vickie	189
44	Kathleen	187
45	Jo	183
46	Anna	182
47	Sherry	179
48	Charlotte	174
49	Ruth	170
50	Virginia	167
51	Diana	164
52	Doris	162
53	Cathy	156
54	Rhonda	145
55	Dorothy	142
56	Alice	137
57	Cheryl	135
58	Marsha	132
59	Darlene	131
60	Jacqueline	129
61	Catherine	125
61	Helen	125
63	Frances	122
63	Rose	122
65	Shelia	120
66	Theresa	118
67	Ann	113
67	Lois	113
67	Wilma	113
70	Joan	112
71	Glenda	110
72	Jane	108
72	Patsy	108
74	Denise	107
75	Sarah	105
76	Katherine	104
77	Sue	103
78	Anita	98
79	Laura	97
80	Debbie	95
81	Norma	91
82	Gloria	90
83	Kathryn	89
84	Victoria	88
85	Constance	87
86	Jean	86
87	Loretta	80
88	Angela	77
88	Regina	77
90	Gail	76
91	Ruby	75
92	Marcia	74
93	Evelyn	73
94	Sally	71
95	Jennifer	70
96	Robin	69
97	Charlene	67
98	Gwendolyn	66
99	Christine	64
100	Suzanne	63
100	Yvonne	63