Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,916
2	Debra	1,329
3	Susan	1,257
4	Linda	1,028
5	Nancy	870
6	Patricia	866
7	Barbara	843
8	Deborah	747
9	Kathleen	682
10	Cynthia	668
11	Diane	647
12	Karen	633
13	Carol	563
14	Sandra	558
15	Pamela	511
16	Cheryl	456
17	Janet	383
18	Julie	375
19	Jean	364
19	Sharon	364
21	Margaret	344
22	Donna	340
23	Rebecca	297
24	Elizabeth	291
25	Joan	284

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	278
27	Kathryn	274
28	Judith	271
29	Lynn	267
30	Ann	259
31	Bonnie	249
32	Gail	242
33	Denise	241
34	Marilyn	236
35	Peggy	223
36	Janice	222
37	Catherine	213
38	Vicki	209
39	Connie	206
40	Paula	200
40	Wendy	200
42	Judy	198
43	Joyce	197
44	Beverly	196
45	Colleen	194
46	Laurie	190
47	Brenda	186
48	Robin	179
49	Lori	175
50	Kathy	169
51	Teresa	166
52	Jeanne	162
52	Katherine	162
54	Christine	160
55	Dawn	158
56	Luann	157
57	Roxanne	155
58	Michelle	152
59	Joanne	151
59	Suzanne	151
61	Theresa	145
62	Ruth	144
63	Cindy	142
63	Laura	142
63	Rita	142
66	Jill	139
67	Sheila	137
68	Marcia	128
69	Betty	127
70	Renee	125
70	Shirley	125
72	Sally	117
73	Joann	115
74	Virginia	112
75	Anne	111
75	Michele	111
75	Sherry	111
78	Victoria	107
79	Debbie	106
80	Lois	105
80	Marie	105
82	Darlene	104
82	Valerie	104
84	Marlene	100
84	Rose	100
84	Terry	100
87	Elaine	97
88	Roberta	96
89	Beth	94
90	Sheryl	93
91	Gayle	91
92	Constance	89
93	Lynette	87
93	Maureen	87
95	Jennifer	86
96	Jacqueline	85
97	Marsha	84
98	Carolyn	82
99	Rhonda	81
100	Gloria	77
100	Vickie	77