Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,837
2	Mary	1,794
3	Deborah	1,439
4	Patricia	1,333
5	Barbara	1,001
6	Karen	830
7	Nancy	812
8	Sharon	803
9	Susan	801
10	Donna	718
11	Brenda	693
12	Debra	678
13	Carol	659
14	Janet	636
15	Pamela	628
16	Sandra	621
17	Kathleen	533
18	Joyce	492
19	Carolyn	424
19	Cynthia	424
21	Connie	403
22	Judy	402
23	Janice	394
24	Judith	386
25	Diane	380

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	366
27	Shirley	337
28	Elizabeth	326
29	Beverly	325
30	Christine	302
31	Cheryl	301
31	Rebecca	301
33	Kathy	296
34	Marilyn	291
35	Peggy	271
36	Betty	261
37	Catherine	260
38	Kathryn	256
39	Denise	250
39	Diana	250
41	Paula	246
42	Joan	236
43	Martha	227
44	Marsha	217
45	Jane	213
45	Sherry	213
47	Vicki	210
48	Ruth	204
49	Cathy	202
50	Bonnie	195
51	Vickie	187
52	Dorothy	180
53	Rita	176
54	Ann	175
54	Katherine	175
56	Jo	169
57	Wanda	167
58	Teresa	166
59	Phyllis	165
60	Glenda	163
60	Gloria	163
62	Virginia	161
63	Gail	158
63	Laura	158
65	Victoria	157
66	Jean	156
67	Jacqueline	147
68	Sheila	146
69	Helen	145
70	Rose	142
71	Marcia	141
72	Alice	135
73	Rhonda	131
74	Theresa	128
75	Frances	126
76	Terry	125
77	Anne	124
78	Sally	118
79	Charlotte	117
80	Anita	113
80	Jeanne	113
82	Constance	112
82	Ellen	112
84	Suzanne	111
85	Valerie	110
86	Doris	108
87	Lois	105
88	Elaine	95
89	Darlene	94
90	Norma	88
90	Sue	88
92	Jennifer	87
92	Julie	87
92	Roberta	87
95	Dianne	85
96	Anna	84
97	Claudia	82
98	Carla	81
99	Lynn	77
99	Patsy	77