Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,721
2	Debra	1,391
3	Susan	1,289
4	Linda	895
5	Barbara	887
5	Patricia	887
7	Nancy	863
8	Deborah	729
9	Cynthia	669
10	Kathleen	640
11	Diane	633
12	Karen	597
13	Pamela	553
14	Carol	543
15	Sandra	524
16	Cheryl	501
17	Julie	437
18	Sharon	350
19	Jean	335
20	Janet	322
21	Jane	317
22	Lynn	316
23	Donna	297
24	Margaret	288
25	Elizabeth	286

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	280
27	Ann	261
28	Kathryn	260
29	Denise	254
30	Joan	249
31	Gail	246
32	Catherine	238
32	Vicki	238
34	Judith	237
35	Bonnie	236
36	Janice	233
37	Colleen	232
37	Laurie	232
39	Dawn	223
40	Connie	220
41	Wendy	218
42	Lori	215
43	Kathy	207
44	Peggy	203
45	Judy	200
46	Brenda	198
47	Teresa	196
48	Joyce	190
49	Christine	182
50	Katherine	176
51	Beverly	173
52	Jill	172
53	Robin	169
54	Cindy	166
54	Theresa	166
56	Renee	160
57	Paula	158
58	Laura	155
59	Ruth	146
60	Kim	145
61	Joanne	143
62	Roxanne	141
63	Luann	137
64	Suzanne	134
65	Michele	133
66	Marilyn	131
66	Sheila	131
68	Jeanne	126
69	Rita	124
70	Constance	122
71	Victoria	119
72	Anne	118
72	Sherry	118
74	Shirley	115
75	Lisa	111
75	Terri	111
77	Beth	110
77	Debbie	110
77	Michelle	110
80	Jacqueline	108
81	Lois	106
81	Vickie	106
83	Darlene	103
84	Marcia	102
85	Valerie	101
86	Kimberly	100
87	Sheryl	98
88	Rose	95
88	Sally	95
90	Betty	94
90	Marie	94
92	Joann	93
92	Virginia	93
94	Terry	90
95	Gloria	89
96	Marlene	87
97	Jennifer	86
97	Kay	86
99	Roberta	85
100	Carolyn	84