Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	373
2	Linda	318
3	Deborah	299
4	Debra	259
5	Mary	247
6	Patricia	231
7	Pamela	188
8	Nancy	185
9	Diane	183
10	Donna	173
11	Cynthia	171
12	Karen	158
13	Barbara	153
14	Sandra	149
15	Brenda	144
16	Kathleen	141
17	Carol	127
18	Sharon	118
19	Elizabeth	113
20	Cheryl	112
20	Gail	112
22	Judith	94
23	Jane	92
24	Janet	83
25	Margaret	82

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rebecca	82
27	Janice	80
28	Ann	79
28	Elaine	79
30	Denise	75
31	Catherine	66
31	Vicki	66
33	Joan	65
33	Joyce	65
33	Paula	65
36	Kathy	62
37	Joanne	61
38	Jean	58
39	Bonnie	57
40	Judy	56
40	Kathryn	56
42	Anne	54
43	Marie	53
44	Julie	52
45	Suzanne	51
46	Betty	48
46	Peggy	48
46	Sally	48
49	Katherine	47
49	Sherry	47
51	Beverly	45
52	Laurie	44
53	Rachel	43
53	Rhonda	43
55	Christine	42
55	Gloria	42
55	Theresa	42
55	Victoria	42
59	Wanda	41
60	Jacqueline	40
60	Lynn	40
60	Ruth	40
63	Carolyn	39
64	Constance	38
64	Marcia	38
64	Marilyn	38
64	Martha	38
68	Cathy	36
69	Darlene	35
69	Louise	35
69	Pauline	35
69	Rose	35
69	Roxanne	35
74	Dawn	34
74	Ellen	34
74	Lorraine	34
77	Claire	33
77	Dorothy	33
77	Sheila	33
77	Shirley	33
77	Valerie	33
77	Virginia	33
77	Wendy	33
84	Helen	32
85	Diana	31
85	Gayle	31
85	Roberta	31
88	Beth	30
88	Maureen	30
88	Robin	30
91	Vickie	29
92	Jeanne	26
93	Colleen	25
93	Laura	25
93	Rita	25
93	Sylvia	25
93	Terry	25
98	Carla	24
98	Cindy	24
98	Dianne	24
98	Lisa	24