Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	3,147
2	Mary	2,960
3	Deborah	2,503
4	Patricia	2,346
5	Susan	2,314
6	Barbara	1,894
7	Nancy	1,721
8	Karen	1,614
9	Kathleen	1,576
10	Sandra	1,394
11	Carol	1,383
12	Diane	1,372
13	Debra	1,333
14	Christine	1,256
15	Pamela	1,255
16	Sharon	1,151
17	Cynthia	1,045
18	Denise	1,035
19	Janet	948
20	Janice	839
21	Cheryl	799
22	Donna	790
23	Judith	785
24	Margaret	749
25	Brenda	692

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judy	607
27	Kathy	590
28	Elizabeth	580
29	Catherine	577
30	Gail	535
31	Marilyn	495
32	Joyce	477
33	Bonnie	476
34	Beverly	475
35	Ann	463
36	Carolyn	451
37	Gloria	445
38	Kathryn	427
39	Joan	424
39	Laura	424
41	Shirley	415
42	Jane	412
43	Rebecca	410
44	Betty	407
45	Peggy	406
46	Marcia	401
47	Connie	393
48	Suzanne	388
49	Jacqueline	372
50	Diana	362
51	Jean	361
51	Sally	361
53	Lynn	359
54	Paula	347
55	Katherine	346
56	Darlene	345
56	Martha	345
58	Ruth	344
59	Julie	326
60	Rose	322
61	Sherry	313
61	Vicki	313
63	Theresa	298
63	Victoria	298
65	Cathy	293
66	Marsha	286
67	Elaine	285
68	Vickie	269
69	Sue	266
70	Sheila	261
71	Dorothy	259
72	Colleen	253
72	Jo	253
74	Joanne	251
75	Constance	240
76	Virginia	233
77	Anne	231
77	Wendy	231
79	Marlene	230
80	Laurie	225
80	Phyllis	225
82	Jill	222
82	Michele	222
84	Valerie	217
85	Yvonne	216
86	Claudia	209
87	Marie	208
88	Ellen	207
89	Charlene	206
89	Kristine	206
91	Rita	199
92	Maureen	196
92	Roberta	196
94	Helen	195
95	Sheryl	193
96	Dawn	192
97	Teresa	191
98	Alice	187
98	Lois	187
100	Frances	186
100	Michelle	186