Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,681
2	Susan	1,236
3	Linda	1,182
4	Debra	1,038
5	Barbara	968
6	Patricia	961
7	Nancy	935
8	Deborah	784
9	Kathleen	734
10	Diane	674
11	Karen	617
12	Cynthia	615
13	Sandra	583
14	Pamela	578
15	Carol	555
16	Sharon	449
17	Cheryl	401
18	Julie	361
19	Jean	354
20	Margaret	350
21	Janet	345
22	Joan	313
23	Rebecca	309
24	Jane	302
25	Donna	301

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	286
27	Bonnie	283
28	Kathryn	282
29	Judith	270
30	Ann	266
31	Janice	264
32	Gail	242
32	Judy	242
34	Catherine	234
35	Lynn	233
36	Vicki	218
37	Joyce	217
38	Beverly	214
38	Marilyn	214
40	Christine	204
41	Connie	196
41	Denise	196
43	Colleen	180
44	Peggy	176
44	Wendy	176
46	Jeanne	169
47	Laurie	166
48	Ruth	165
49	Shirley	162
50	Joanne	159
50	Teresa	159
52	Kathy	155
52	Roxanne	155
54	Brenda	151
55	Suzanne	145
55	Theresa	145
57	Paula	142
58	Katherine	141
59	Lois	137
60	Marcia	135
61	Gloria	131
62	Victoria	127
63	Jill	126
64	Betty	124
65	Jacqueline	121
66	Joann	120
67	Roberta	117
68	Laura	115
69	Darlene	114
70	Dawn	113
71	Gayle	111
71	Luann	111
71	Virginia	111
74	Sheila	109
75	Anne	108
75	Rita	108
77	Carolyn	107
77	Sally	107
79	Constance	105
79	Marlene	105
81	Renee	104
82	Michelle	102
83	Elaine	99
84	Jennifer	98
85	Robin	97
86	Dianne	91
86	Kay	91
88	Sherry	90
88	Vickie	90
90	Marie	87
91	Cindy	85
91	Rose	85
93	Beth	84
94	Bonita	83
94	Dorothy	83
94	Valerie	83
97	Martha	79
98	Charlene	77
98	Eileen	77
100	Maureen	76