Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,506
2	Linda	1,364
3	Patricia	977
4	Deborah	865
5	Barbara	781
6	Brenda	780
7	Debra	586
8	Carolyn	545
9	Sandra	513
10	Susan	491
11	Cynthia	475
12	Betty	461
13	Shirley	392
14	Elizabeth	380
15	Judy	376
16	Karen	361
17	Donna	360
18	Sharon	359
19	Joyce	358
20	Pamela	341
21	Gloria	328
22	Dorothy	307
23	Peggy	293
24	Janice	290
25	Wanda	289

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	285
27	Catherine	263
28	Carol	262
29	Nancy	261
30	Beverly	249
31	Kathleen	246
32	Martha	240
33	Diane	237
33	Janet	237
35	Cheryl	232
36	Rebecca	227
37	Gwendolyn	210
38	Rose	199
39	Jacqueline	197
40	Jo	194
41	Helen	189
41	Kathy	189
43	Glenda	185
44	Dianne	177
45	Doris	170
46	Katherine	166
47	Marilyn	164
48	Connie	163
48	Theresa	163
50	Gail	161
51	Paula	159
52	Evelyn	154
53	Alice	152
53	Bonnie	152
55	Charlotte	151
55	Frances	151
57	Laura	149
58	Christine	148
59	Sheila	145
60	Virginia	142
61	Patsy	141
62	Annie	140
63	Elaine	136
64	Ann	135
65	Marie	133
66	Diana	126
66	Joan	126
68	Cathy	121
68	Judith	121
68	Phyllis	121
68	Rita	121
72	Charlene	119
73	Darlene	118
74	Ruby	114
75	Kathryn	113
76	Denise	110
76	Rhonda	110
78	Sylvia	108
79	Lois	105
80	Delores	104
80	Ruth	104
82	Sherry	103
83	Yvonne	101
84	Marsha	100
85	Geraldine	99
86	Suzanne	93
87	Ethel	92
88	Jane	91
88	Jean	91
90	Jennifer	89
91	Shelia	87
92	Vickie	86
93	Bobbie	85
93	Sarah	85
95	Lynn	83
96	Edna	81
96	Paulette	81
98	Anna	80
98	Juanita	80
98	Julie	80