Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,310
2	Deborah	1,216
3	Linda	1,015
4	Patricia	886
5	Debra	811
6	Brenda	718
7	Donna	683
8	Sharon	608
9	Barbara	603
10	Pamela	587
11	Kathy	565
12	Karen	555
13	Sandra	525
14	Susan	464
15	Teresa	444
16	Judy	423
17	Connie	405
18	Nancy	400
19	Carolyn	351
20	Betty	348
21	Janet	337
22	Rebecca	325
23	Wanda	296
24	Carol	291
25	Beverly	288

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	284
27	Elizabeth	283
28	Sherry	281
29	Vickie	269
30	Cynthia	268
31	Vicki	266
32	Joyce	265
33	Sheila	258
34	Rita	246
35	Martha	245
36	Marilyn	242
36	Paula	242
38	Shirley	235
39	Phyllis	232
40	Margaret	229
41	Peggy	221
42	Cheryl	214
42	Theresa	214
44	Cathy	211
45	Bonnie	205
46	Diane	195
47	Debbie	170
48	Diana	167
49	Ruth	164
50	Jo	159
51	Judith	157
52	Rhonda	152
53	Rose	148
54	Anita	144
55	Charlotte	143
56	Kathleen	140
57	Robin	139
58	Darlene	137
58	Lisa	137
60	Denise	136
61	Katherine	134
62	Helen	133
63	Anna	130
64	Catherine	129
65	Virginia	123
66	Laura	116
67	Jane	114
67	Marsha	114
69	Alice	113
69	Ann	113
69	Doris	113
72	Regina	110
73	Patsy	107
74	Sarah	104
75	Glenda	103
76	Jennifer	102
76	Lois	102
78	Dorothy	99
78	Joan	99
80	Gloria	98
81	Kathryn	97
82	Terry	96
83	Wilma	94
84	Charlene	93
84	Jacqueline	93
86	Shelia	92
86	Sue	92
88	Gail	90
89	Angela	88
89	Frances	88
91	Victoria	87
92	Terri	82
93	Julia	79
94	Jean	76
95	Vivian	74
96	Loretta	73
97	Belinda	71
97	Sally	71
99	Vicky	70
100	Ruby	69