Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,819
2	Deborah	1,582
3	Linda	1,534
4	Patricia	1,215
5	Debra	1,126
6	Susan	940
7	Barbara	895
8	Karen	859
9	Pamela	802
10	Nancy	746
11	Donna	737
12	Sharon	706
13	Sandra	691
14	Cynthia	629
15	Carol	615
16	Janet	608
17	Brenda	592
18	Kathleen	503
19	Diane	452
20	Cheryl	406
21	Connie	380
21	Janice	380
23	Marilyn	378
24	Joyce	372
25	Kathy	370

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	342
27	Margaret	340
28	Elizabeth	321
29	Carolyn	315
30	Beverly	314
31	Denise	311
32	Judy	294
32	Teresa	294
34	Judith	287
35	Catherine	276
36	Paula	275
37	Vicki	273
38	Diana	263
39	Betty	259
40	Shirley	250
41	Peggy	249
42	Vickie	246
43	Kathryn	245
44	Christine	243
45	Sherry	236
46	Rita	219
47	Rhonda	207
48	Jane	203
49	Cathy	202
50	Ruth	201
51	Marsha	196
52	Martha	191
53	Joan	190
53	Terry	190
55	Theresa	186
56	Wanda	182
57	Rose	180
58	Laura	179
59	Glenda	175
60	Katherine	174
61	Robin	171
62	Sheila	170
63	Gail	169
63	Jean	169
65	Ann	162
65	Jo	162
67	Bonnie	155
68	Virginia	154
69	Phyllis	153
70	Dorothy	147
71	Jacqueline	146
72	Victoria	134
73	Marcia	129
73	Sally	129
75	Gloria	126
75	Terri	126
77	Lisa	125
78	Doris	121
79	Julie	120
80	Carla	119
80	Jill	119
82	Helen	118
83	Elaine	116
83	Jeanne	116
85	Anita	115
85	Charlotte	115
87	Sue	111
88	Debbie	110
88	Ellen	110
88	Lynn	110
91	Roberta	108
91	Suzanne	108
93	Valerie	106
94	Lois	105
95	Constance	104
95	Sheryl	104
97	Alice	102
97	Vicky	102
99	Loretta	101
100	Cindy	100