Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,564
2	Linda	1,136
3	Debra	1,015
4	Patricia	981
5	Deborah	830
6	Brenda	712
7	Barbara	682
8	Susan	615
9	Cynthia	597
10	Sandra	567
11	Carolyn	512
12	Karen	498
13	Pamela	486
14	Donna	447
15	Betty	411
16	Sharon	394
17	Judy	353
18	Shirley	348
19	Joyce	333
20	Janice	329
21	Elizabeth	324
22	Wanda	315
23	Marilyn	298
24	Cheryl	288
25	Beverly	283

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dorothy	280
26	Gloria	280
26	Nancy	280
26	Peggy	280
30	Janet	276
31	Kathy	274
32	Catherine	268
33	Rose	254
34	Rebecca	250
35	Diane	249
36	Connie	247
36	Margaret	247
38	Carol	238
39	Kathleen	224
40	Gwendolyn	219
41	Paula	214
42	Jo	212
43	Glenda	204
43	Martha	204
45	Jacqueline	188
46	Denise	177
46	Dianne	177
46	Gail	177
49	Rhonda	171
50	Katherine	168
51	Sheila	167
52	Theresa	166
53	Helen	155
54	Rita	153
55	Bonnie	151
56	Doris	148
57	Laura	147
58	Virginia	146
59	Ann	145
59	Sherry	145
61	Charlotte	142
62	Alice	139
63	Darlene	133
64	Evelyn	132
65	Joan	130
65	Yvonne	130
67	Christine	129
68	Marie	128
69	Vickie	127
70	Elaine	126
70	Shelia	126
72	Charlene	125
73	Cathy	124
74	Annie	123
74	Marsha	123
76	Sylvia	122
77	Jane	119
77	Phyllis	119
79	Sarah	115
80	Vicki	114
81	Judith	112
82	Frances	111
83	Suzanne	109
84	Kathryn	107
85	Jennifer	106
86	Diana	105
87	Julie	104
88	Anita	102
89	Lois	98
90	Debbie	97
91	Terry	96
92	Jean	95
93	Lisa	93
93	Loretta	93
95	Anna	91
95	Patsy	91
95	Ruby	91
98	Ruth	88
98	Stephanie	88
98	Willie	88