Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	367
2	Susan	340
3	Deborah	317
4	Patricia	242
5	Mary	235
6	Debra	218
7	Nancy	212
8	Diane	185
9	Barbara	178
10	Donna	176
11	Cynthia	169
12	Pamela	155
13	Sandra	137
14	Kathleen	136
15	Carol	134
16	Brenda	132
17	Karen	123
18	Sharon	112
19	Cheryl	100
20	Judith	99
21	Elizabeth	96
22	Catherine	93
22	Margaret	93
24	Bonnie	86
25	Jane	85

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	84
27	Janet	76
28	Joyce	75
28	Paula	75
30	Janice	74
31	Gail	73
32	Ann	69
32	Christine	69
34	Denise	64
34	Rebecca	64
34	Sheila	64
37	Anne	60
37	Elaine	60
37	Jean	60
37	Kathy	60
41	Gloria	57
41	Marie	57
43	Wanda	53
44	Beverly	52
45	Rhonda	50
45	Sally	50
45	Suzanne	50
48	Judy	49
49	Katherine	48
50	Martha	47
51	Ellen	46
51	Ruth	46
53	Betty	45
53	Kathryn	45
53	Shirley	45
56	Dorothy	44
56	Jacqueline	44
56	Lynn	44
59	Cathy	43
59	Vicki	43
61	Joanne	41
61	Theresa	41
63	Carolyn	39
63	Louise	39
65	Constance	38
65	Jeanne	38
67	Darlene	37
67	Lorraine	37
69	Doris	36
70	Helen	35
70	Julie	35
70	Marilyn	35
73	Cindy	33
73	Claire	33
73	Colleen	33
73	Peggy	33
73	Sherry	33
73	Terry	33
73	Wendy	33
80	Alice	32
80	Diana	32
80	Laura	32
80	Pauline	32
80	Rachel	32
80	Virginia	32
86	Rita	31
87	Charlene	30
87	Dianne	30
87	Marcia	30
90	Holly	29
90	Jill	29
90	Rose	29
90	Valerie	29
94	Marlene	28
95	Anita	27
95	Frances	27
97	Roberta	26
98	Maureen	25
98	Norma	25
100	Carla	24
100	Penny	24