Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,756
2	Linda	1,336
3	Susan	1,188
4	Barbara	1,019
5	Patricia	1,000
6	Nancy	873
7	Kathleen	868
8	Deborah	749
9	Diane	717
10	Debra	675
11	Karen	653
12	Carol	588
13	Sandra	585
14	Cynthia	535
15	Pamela	437
16	Cheryl	432
17	Sharon	429
18	Janet	406
19	Christine	380
20	Margaret	371
21	Jane	329
22	Judith	327
23	Jean	322
24	Janice	320
24	Kathryn	320

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	313
27	Donna	297
28	Julie	291
29	Joan	284
30	Elizabeth	282
31	Rebecca	268
32	Gail	266
33	Judy	254
34	Lynn	235
34	Marilyn	235
36	Ann	234
37	Catherine	230
38	Beverly	229
39	Peggy	214
39	Vicki	214
41	Colleen	212
42	Joyce	206
43	Jeanne	185
44	Connie	181
45	Shirley	180
46	Katherine	174
47	Denise	167
48	Darlene	166
49	Ruth	162
50	Joanne	160
51	Victoria	156
52	Brenda	155
52	Marcia	155
52	Wendy	155
55	Laurie	149
55	Theresa	149
57	Paula	147
57	Roxanne	147
59	Rita	142
60	Virginia	141
61	Kathy	138
61	Lois	138
61	Suzanne	138
64	Jacqueline	137
65	Betty	135
66	Carolyn	132
67	Gloria	131
68	Constance	129
68	Roberta	129
70	Dianne	124
71	Joann	121
72	Sally	119
73	Teresa	111
74	Elaine	110
74	Martha	110
76	Jill	107
77	Marlene	104
77	Renee	104
77	Sheila	104
80	Vickie	102
81	Anne	101
82	Bonita	99
82	Kay	99
84	Kristine	95
84	Rose	95
86	Marsha	91
86	Valerie	91
88	Jennifer	90
89	Laura	89
90	Maureen	88
91	Diana	86
92	Gayle	82
93	Dorothy	79
93	Eileen	79
95	Sheryl	77
96	Charlene	76
96	Dawn	76
96	Marjorie	76
99	Monica	75
100	Marie	74