Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,667
2	Linda	1,664
3	Deborah	1,539
4	Patricia	1,397
5	Barbara	948
6	Debra	888
7	Susan	873
8	Karen	822
9	Nancy	802
10	Sharon	718
11	Pamela	709
12	Donna	700
13	Brenda	683
14	Sandra	679
15	Janet	589
16	Carol	556
17	Cynthia	530
18	Kathleen	492
19	Diane	454
20	Janice	437
21	Joyce	403
22	Carolyn	385
23	Marilyn	371
24	Connie	366
25	Rebecca	362

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	357
27	Margaret	337
28	Judy	332
29	Judith	329
30	Beverly	325
31	Betty	320
32	Paula	317
33	Cheryl	307
34	Christine	305
35	Shirley	299
36	Diana	291
37	Elizabeth	264
38	Denise	259
39	Catherine	255
40	Peggy	246
41	Jane	242
42	Teresa	234
43	Martha	226
44	Joan	215
45	Vicki	214
46	Marsha	211
47	Kathryn	208
48	Rita	204
49	Vickie	192
50	Cathy	187
51	Virginia	185
52	Jean	183
52	Wanda	183
54	Ann	181
54	Gail	181
56	Ruth	179
56	Sherry	179
58	Jo	175
59	Sheila	174
60	Bonnie	171
60	Dorothy	171
62	Glenda	170
63	Phyllis	164
64	Victoria	162
65	Jacqueline	159
66	Laura	155
67	Gloria	152
68	Rose	151
69	Marcia	148
70	Theresa	147
71	Rhonda	145
72	Katherine	140
73	Alice	134
74	Doris	131
75	Helen	127
76	Carla	120
77	Charlotte	112
78	Terry	110
79	Sue	109
80	Anita	108
80	Sally	108
82	Julie	106
83	Elaine	102
84	Darlene	101
84	Lois	101
84	Roberta	101
87	Jeanne	99
87	Lynn	99
87	Robin	99
90	Ellen	98
91	Frances	94
92	Suzanne	92
93	Constance	89
93	Jill	89
93	Sarah	89
93	Terri	89
97	Norma	88
98	Anna	87
98	Maureen	87
100	Cindy	84