Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	346
2	Deborah	301
3	Linda	283
4	Debra	276
5	Mary	255
6	Patricia	233
7	Diane	211
8	Karen	196
9	Nancy	185
10	Pamela	182
11	Donna	176
12	Sandra	158
13	Cynthia	143
14	Barbara	131
15	Brenda	126
16	Sharon	125
17	Carol	121
18	Cheryl	117
19	Kathleen	116
20	Elizabeth	106
21	Kathy	96
22	Judith	87
23	Catherine	86
24	Jane	84
25	Ann	83

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cathy	82
26	Janet	82
26	Margaret	82
29	Bonnie	78
30	Gail	77
31	Paula	74
32	Rebecca	72
33	Elaine	69
34	Lynn	65
35	Janice	64
36	Denise	62
37	Vicki	58
38	Joan	57
39	Theresa	55
40	Rhonda	54
41	Judy	53
42	Ellen	52
42	Terry	52
44	Valerie	51
45	Darlene	50
45	Jean	50
45	Joyce	50
45	Suzanne	50
45	Wanda	50
50	Katherine	49
51	Christine	48
51	Joanne	48
53	Wendy	47
54	Betty	46
55	Julie	45
55	Robin	45
57	Anne	44
58	Kathryn	43
58	Pauline	43
60	Ruth	42
61	Beverly	41
61	Diana	41
61	Louise	41
61	Sheila	41
65	Marie	40
65	Sherry	40
67	Kim	37
68	Lisa	36
68	Rose	36
70	Laura	35
70	Sally	35
72	Dianne	34
72	Roxanne	34
72	Victoria	34
75	Laurie	33
76	Cindy	32
76	Debbie	32
76	Doris	32
76	Gloria	32
76	Helen	32
76	Lorraine	32
82	Beth	31
82	Constance	31
82	Dorothy	31
82	Holly	31
82	Rachel	31
87	Norma	30
87	Shirley	30
89	Jacqueline	29
89	Jeanne	29
89	Stephanie	29
92	Carolyn	28
92	Marcia	28
92	Tina	28
95	Martha	27
95	Peggy	27
95	Roberta	27
98	Charlene	26
98	Claire	26
98	Jennifer	26
98	Marilyn	26
98	Sue	26
98	Teresa	26