Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,466
2	Deborah	1,186
3	Linda	1,069
4	Patricia	963
5	Brenda	761
6	Barbara	707
7	Debra	701
8	Donna	683
9	Pamela	636
10	Sharon	627
11	Karen	551
12	Sandra	544
13	Kathy	518
14	Judy	478
15	Susan	447
16	Nancy	430
17	Carolyn	393
18	Connie	388
19	Betty	381
20	Teresa	361
21	Rebecca	358
22	Joyce	329
23	Janet	321
24	Wanda	318
25	Margaret	311

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	299
27	Cynthia	296
28	Vicki	285
29	Carol	283
30	Elizabeth	273
31	Martha	272
32	Shirley	271
33	Peggy	270
34	Vickie	266
35	Rita	265
36	Janice	264
37	Sheila	233
38	Sherry	228
39	Phyllis	226
40	Marilyn	219
41	Bonnie	205
42	Cathy	198
43	Paula	196
44	Diane	194
45	Judith	189
46	Rhonda	187
47	Diana	181
48	Jo	176
49	Virginia	174
50	Kathleen	170
51	Cheryl	168
52	Rose	166
53	Helen	160
54	Theresa	157
55	Marsha	151
56	Charlotte	150
57	Anna	148
58	Denise	144
59	Darlene	141
60	Doris	138
61	Anita	134
62	Ruth	133
63	Ann	129
63	Debbie	129
65	Dorothy	127
66	Glenda	124
67	Catherine	120
67	Katherine	120
69	Joan	117
70	Jane	116
71	Jacqueline	113
71	Wilma	113
73	Laura	112
74	Sue	110
75	Alice	108
76	Shelia	107
77	Frances	105
78	Jennifer	103
79	Sarah	99
80	Ruby	97
81	Robin	96
82	Gloria	94
82	Kathryn	94
84	Angela	92
84	Terry	92
86	Patsy	91
87	Victoria	89
88	Lois	88
89	Gail	87
90	Jean	81
91	Lisa	80
91	Regina	80
93	Evelyn	78
93	Norma	78
93	Terri	78
96	Julie	74
96	Vicky	74
98	Loretta	70
98	Lynn	70
98	Marcia	70