Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,472
2	Linda	1,262
3	Patricia	991
4	Deborah	837
5	Debra	745
6	Barbara	721
7	Brenda	719
8	Cynthia	603
9	Susan	599
10	Carolyn	526
11	Sandra	491
12	Pamela	466
13	Sharon	440
14	Betty	430
15	Karen	426
16	Donna	421
17	Judy	389
18	Shirley	378
19	Joyce	351
20	Elizabeth	335
21	Gloria	333
22	Dorothy	316
23	Wanda	311
24	Janice	306
25	Peggy	302

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	286
27	Catherine	279
28	Carol	278
29	Janet	270
30	Margaret	260
31	Cheryl	257
31	Kathleen	257
33	Nancy	255
34	Rose	253
35	Diane	245
36	Rebecca	240
37	Marilyn	235
38	Kathy	223
39	Martha	220
40	Gwendolyn	213
41	Jo	210
42	Sheila	203
43	Alice	196
44	Dianne	194
45	Connie	186
46	Glenda	180
47	Katherine	178
48	Theresa	171
49	Paula	167
50	Gail	161
51	Christine	158
52	Denise	152
53	Doris	150
54	Darlene	149
55	Elaine	148
55	Jacqueline	148
57	Helen	147
58	Joan	146
59	Charlene	141
60	Bonnie	138
60	Charlotte	138
60	Rhonda	138
63	Rita	136
64	Marie	134
65	Ann	133
65	Virginia	133
67	Phyllis	129
68	Judith	128
69	Cathy	125
69	Evelyn	125
71	Frances	122
72	Diana	119
73	Annie	115
73	Kathryn	115
75	Geraldine	114
76	Jane	112
77	Laura	111
77	Lois	111
79	Sherry	109
80	Ruby	106
81	Patsy	105
82	Shelia	103
82	Yvonne	103
84	Bobbie	96
85	Vickie	95
86	Anna	92
86	Ruth	92
88	Julie	90
88	Marsha	90
88	Sylvia	90
91	Emma	87
91	Jean	87
91	Stephanie	87
94	Suzanne	86
95	Delores	85
96	Sarah	84
97	Anita	83
98	Vicki	82
99	Audrey	80
99	Juanita	80
99	Mona	80