Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	387
2	Deborah	280
3	Susan	273
4	Nancy	225
4	Patricia	225
6	Mary	220
7	Barbara	198
8	Diane	188
9	Donna	174
10	Brenda	164
11	Pamela	151
12	Sharon	149
13	Kathleen	146
14	Sandra	136
15	Cynthia	133
16	Carol	128
17	Karen	127
18	Gail	110
19	Debra	104
20	Judith	102
21	Margaret	98
22	Jane	92
23	Janice	89
24	Elizabeth	88
25	Cheryl	86

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	83
26	Paula	83
28	Ann	72
29	Elaine	70
29	Jean	70
31	Joan	69
31	Rebecca	69
33	Christine	67
34	Joyce	65
35	Bonnie	62
36	Gloria	60
37	Judy	57
38	Carolyn	56
38	Katherine	56
38	Kathryn	56
41	Beverly	55
41	Kathy	55
43	Denise	54
44	Sally	52
45	Sheila	51
46	Betty	50
46	Martha	50
46	Shirley	50
49	Dorothy	49
49	Jeanne	49
51	Rachel	48
52	Constance	47
52	Darlene	47
52	Janet	47
55	Joanne	46
55	Rita	46
57	Anne	45
57	Suzanne	45
57	Theresa	45
60	Ruth	44
61	Jacqueline	43
61	Roberta	43
63	Louise	39
63	Lynn	39
63	Marie	39
66	Pauline	37
66	Peggy	37
66	Rhonda	37
69	Cathy	36
70	Julie	35
71	Irene	34
72	Dianne	33
72	Ellen	33
72	Lois	33
75	Marlene	32
76	Lorraine	31
77	Diana	30
77	Marilyn	30
77	Maureen	30
80	Helen	29
80	Vicki	29
80	Virginia	29
80	Wanda	29
84	Priscilla	28
85	Anita	27
85	Doris	27
85	Norma	27
85	Rose	27
89	Charlene	26
89	Laura	26
89	Phyllis	26
92	Victoria	25
93	Andrea	24
94	Alice	23
94	Claire	23
94	Dawn	23
94	Gayle	23
94	June	23
94	Marcia	23
94	Valerie	23