Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,377
2	Linda	856
3	Deborah	665
4	Patricia	611
5	Shirley	546
6	Dorothy	537
7	Barbara	535
8	Betty	501
9	Brenda	476
10	Gloria	396
11	Debra	381
12	Carolyn	359
13	Sandra	357
14	Annie	355
15	Martha	319
16	Pamela	271
17	Joyce	258
18	Susan	248
19	Judy	247
20	Donna	242
21	Elizabeth	241
22	Cynthia	232
23	Beverly	229
24	Rebecca	221
25	Nancy	220

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	217
27	Kathy	209
28	Janice	202
29	Wanda	201
30	Doris	198
31	Bobbie	197
32	Ruby	196
32	Willie	196
34	Rosie	193
35	Helen	192
36	Marilyn	188
37	Jo	185
38	Peggy	181
38	Sharon	181
40	Diane	173
41	Virginia	172
42	Sarah	152
43	Janet	151
44	Alice	146
45	Karen	144
46	Rose	142
46	Sherry	142
48	Emma	140
49	Glenda	136
50	Catherine	133
51	Sheila	129
52	Edna	127
52	Rita	127
54	Carol	126
55	Teresa	122
56	Lillie	118
57	Cathy	115
58	Bonnie	108
59	Charlotte	106
60	Dianne	104
61	Connie	103
62	Gwendolyn	102
62	Mildred	102
64	Minnie	99
64	Rhonda	99
66	Georgia	98
67	Jacqueline	97
67	Patsy	97
69	Laura	96
70	Christine	94
70	Evelyn	94
70	Paula	94
70	Ruth	94
74	Frances	92
75	Vera	91
76	Mattie	90
77	Theresa	89
78	Katherine	87
79	Clara	84
79	Ethel	84
79	Vickie	84
82	Bertha	83
82	Delores	83
82	Phyllis	83
85	Julia	82
86	Ella	80
86	Marsha	80
88	Sylvia	77
89	Carrie	75
90	Johnnie	74
91	Ann	72
91	Thelma	72
93	Bessie	70
94	Geraldine	69
95	Mae	68
96	Jessie	67
97	Debbie	66
97	Vicki	66
99	Cheryl	63
99	Eva	63
99	Ida	63
99	Jeanette	63
99	Margie	63
99	Ruthie	63