Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,344
2	Linda	1,094
3	Debra	976
4	Patricia	858
5	Deborah	768
6	Brenda	693
7	Barbara	654
7	Cynthia	654
9	Susan	591
10	Sandra	530
11	Karen	521
12	Cheryl	499
13	Donna	493
14	Pamela	489
15	Carolyn	448
16	Sharon	419
17	Elizabeth	339
18	Janice	333
19	Betty	329
20	Janet	315
21	Joyce	311
22	Wanda	307
23	Judy	302
24	Shirley	298
25	Kathy	289

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	277
27	Nancy	269
28	Carol	262
29	Beverly	253
30	Gloria	249
31	Diane	246
31	Peggy	246
33	Connie	244
34	Rebecca	243
35	Jo	228
36	Dorothy	223
37	Margaret	222
37	Marilyn	222
37	Rose	222
40	Gwendolyn	220
41	Kathleen	210
42	Denise	206
43	Sheila	204
44	Martha	202
45	Jacqueline	201
46	Glenda	182
47	Paula	179
48	Alice	174
49	Gail	172
50	Bonnie	171
51	Cathy	169
52	Helen	167
53	Doris	165
54	Rhonda	164
55	Theresa	163
56	Dianne	158
57	Sherry	157
58	Phyllis	156
59	Lisa	154
60	Katherine	151
61	Vickie	149
62	Darlene	141
63	Elaine	137
64	Debbie	135
65	Ann	133
66	Marie	132
67	Joan	131
68	Charlotte	121
69	Evelyn	119
69	Laura	119
71	Virginia	117
72	Rita	116
73	Stephanie	115
74	Judith	113
75	Christine	112
75	Shelia	112
77	Vicki	111
78	Jane	109
78	Julie	109
78	Sylvia	109
81	Terry	108
81	Yvonne	108
83	Vanessa	107
84	Robin	106
85	Charlene	105
86	Kim	103
86	Sheryl	103
88	Loretta	102
89	Diana	101
89	Terri	101
91	Jennifer	98
92	Annie	97
93	Melanie	96
94	Patsy	95
95	Anita	92
96	Frances	91
97	Kathryn	90
97	Sarah	90
99	Jean	89
99	Lynn	89
99	Ruth	89