Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,144
2	Deborah	2,792
3	Debra	2,657
4	Susan	2,568
5	Linda	2,469
6	Patricia	2,273
7	Karen	1,920
8	Barbara	1,652
9	Nancy	1,605
10	Pamela	1,515
11	Sandra	1,417
12	Diane	1,409
13	Cynthia	1,402
14	Cheryl	1,380
15	Kathleen	1,328
16	Denise	1,302
17	Carol	1,260
18	Sharon	1,101
19	Donna	965
20	Janet	887
21	Kathy	815
22	Janice	733
23	Brenda	667
24	Margaret	640
25	Robin	626

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	612
27	Elizabeth	578
28	Catherine	569
29	Gail	568
30	Judith	551
31	Laura	546
32	Bonnie	489
33	Theresa	480
34	Judy	476
35	Julie	470
36	Lynn	465
37	Ann	453
38	Paula	449
39	Beverly	438
39	Joyce	438
41	Connie	428
42	Dawn	421
43	Sherry	412
43	Teresa	412
45	Kathryn	411
46	Cathy	399
46	Rebecca	399
48	Ruth	395
49	Peggy	393
49	Sheila	393
51	Jane	391
51	Jean	391
53	Cindy	387
54	Suzanne	382
55	Katherine	375
56	Kim	373
57	Carolyn	370
57	Lisa	370
59	Joan	369
60	Lori	368
61	Sally	367
62	Marilyn	362
63	Rose	361
64	Vicki	360
65	Marcia	357
66	Diana	356
67	Laurie	342
68	Debbie	340
69	Terri	338
70	Jill	333
71	Michelle	331
72	Terry	322
73	Shirley	321
74	Darlene	320
74	Sue	320
76	Michele	312
76	Wendy	312
78	Betty	310
79	Valerie	309
80	Victoria	301
81	Colleen	297
82	Jacqueline	292
83	Elaine	289
84	Gloria	285
85	Anne	276
86	Vickie	275
87	Martha	273
88	Sheryl	272
89	Marie	270
90	Renee	259
91	Jo	256
92	Beth	250
93	Rita	245
94	Kimberly	239
95	Rhonda	236
96	Maureen	235
97	Joanne	226
98	Dorothy	222
99	Yvonne	216
100	Virginia	215