Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,880
2	Linda	1,828
3	Mary	1,772
4	Patricia	1,716
5	Deborah	1,450
6	Kathleen	1,382
7	Nancy	1,274
8	Donna	1,158
9	Karen	1,020
10	Diane	1,004
11	Barbara	977
12	Christine	926
13	Carol	904
14	Elizabeth	703
15	Judith	694
16	Denise	650
17	Sandra	648
18	Cynthia	626
19	Janet	616
20	Gail	611
21	Joan	590
21	Margaret	590
23	Ann	574
24	Debra	554
25	Paula	529

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	514
27	Joanne	509
28	Pamela	494
29	Maureen	484
30	Sharon	469
31	Jane	459
32	Cheryl	451
33	Anne	413
34	Catherine	411
35	Elaine	376
35	Jean	376
37	Joyce	351
38	Ellen	334
39	Marie	281
40	Marilyn	255
41	Martha	246
42	Eileen	244
43	Beverly	235
44	Dorothy	232
44	Jeanne	232
46	Dianne	228
47	Sheila	226
48	Suzanne	224
49	Theresa	213
50	Virginia	203
51	Carolyn	202
52	Brenda	200
53	Katherine	196
54	Bonnie	191
55	Wendy	189
56	Helen	188
57	Marcia	186
58	Ruth	185
59	Frances	180
60	Roberta	179
61	Lorraine	173
62	Louise	165
63	Jo	163
63	Kathryn	163
63	Leslie	163
66	Andrea	160
66	Rita	160
68	Laura	158
69	Jacqueline	150
70	Lynne	149
71	Shirley	147
72	Laurie	141
73	Michele	137
74	Rosemary	135
74	Valerie	135
76	Lois	127
76	Marjorie	127
78	Claire	126
78	Rose	126
80	Michelle	121
80	Sally	121
82	Charlene	120
83	Lisa	119
84	Lynn	116
85	Maria	115
86	Darlene	113
86	June	113
88	Kathy	111
89	Alice	110
89	Marsha	110
91	Joann	109
92	Robin	104
93	Cathy	100
94	Gayle	99
94	Gloria	99
94	Pauline	99
94	Phyllis	99
98	Geraldine	98
98	Irene	98
100	Judy	97