Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,058
2	Linda	2,844
3	Deborah	2,668
4	Susan	2,510
5	Patricia	2,320
6	Barbara	1,796
7	Debra	1,794
8	Karen	1,672
9	Nancy	1,659
10	Pamela	1,511
11	Sandra	1,442
12	Kathleen	1,435
13	Carol	1,305
14	Cynthia	1,296
15	Diane	1,284
16	Sharon	1,237
17	Denise	1,071
18	Janet	908
19	Donna	857
20	Cheryl	840
21	Janice	833
22	Christine	757
23	Brenda	687
24	Margaret	681
25	Judith	658

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	643
27	Judy	595
28	Elizabeth	557
29	Beverly	533
30	Gail	532
31	Catherine	519
32	Marilyn	514
33	Joyce	474
34	Rebecca	471
35	Laura	462
36	Bonnie	456
36	Kathryn	456
38	Ann	454
39	Jane	427
40	Suzanne	420
41	Shirley	419
42	Paula	416
43	Sally	405
44	Ruth	400
45	Julie	394
46	Carolyn	393
47	Lynn	392
48	Jean	387
49	Peggy	386
50	Connie	384
51	Theresa	376
52	Marcia	374
53	Gloria	371
53	Joan	371
55	Betty	353
56	Jacqueline	352
57	Darlene	349
58	Cathy	341
59	Diana	340
59	Vicki	340
61	Rose	336
62	Sue	318
63	Sherry	302
64	Sheila	301
65	Martha	297
66	Katherine	296
67	Victoria	280
68	Joanne	276
69	Elaine	272
70	Jo	271
71	Robin	269
72	Marsha	259
73	Cindy	258
73	Michele	258
75	Teresa	257
76	Anne	255
77	Jill	250
78	Colleen	248
79	Michelle	247
80	Dawn	246
81	Constance	245
82	Laurie	244
82	Virginia	244
84	Valerie	233
84	Wendy	233
86	Vickie	230
87	Marie	226
88	Joann	225
89	Phyllis	222
90	Rita	218
91	Alice	217
92	Dorothy	211
93	Ellen	209
94	Yvonne	202
95	Marlene	201
95	Rhonda	201
97	Charlene	199
98	Lois	196
99	Renee	193
99	Roberta	193