Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,693
2	Deborah	1,536
3	Linda	1,360
4	Debra	1,234
5	Patricia	1,197
6	Susan	943
7	Donna	841
8	Karen	837
9	Barbara	820
10	Pamela	812
11	Nancy	733
12	Sharon	685
13	Carol	658
14	Cynthia	645
15	Sandra	628
16	Brenda	581
17	Janet	573
18	Cheryl	445
19	Diane	441
20	Kathleen	425
21	Kathy	417
22	Teresa	382
23	Connie	381
24	Joyce	365
25	Denise	362

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	356
27	Janice	347
28	Elizabeth	325
29	Beverly	312
30	Margaret	307
31	Paula	305
32	Diana	294
33	Carolyn	289
34	Sherry	276
35	Marilyn	275
36	Catherine	267
37	Vicki	266
38	Judy	260
39	Judith	256
40	Peggy	255
41	Cathy	248
42	Betty	247
43	Vickie	233
44	Sheila	229
45	Theresa	228
46	Jane	223
47	Shirley	221
48	Christine	213
49	Joan	211
50	Kathryn	208
50	Rhonda	208
52	Debbie	197
53	Rita	195
54	Robin	184
54	Terry	184
56	Katherine	179
56	Laura	179
58	Ruth	177
59	Marsha	176
60	Gail	175
60	Jo	175
60	Martha	175
63	Jean	169
64	Ann	168
64	Victoria	168
66	Phyllis	166
67	Lisa	160
68	Marcia	154
68	Wanda	154
70	Terri	153
71	Rose	152
72	Glenda	148
73	Dorothy	146
74	Bonnie	141
75	Jacqueline	139
75	Virginia	139
77	Gloria	138
78	Kim	137
79	Julie	134
79	Sally	134
81	Anita	127
82	Ellen	126
83	Lynn	125
84	Carla	123
85	Helen	114
86	Jeanne	110
86	Regina	110
88	Sue	109
89	Charlotte	107
89	Cindy	107
91	Michelle	104
92	Valerie	103
93	Alice	102
94	Jennifer	99
94	Kimberly	99
96	Loretta	97
97	Doris	96
98	Jill	93
98	Vanessa	93
100	Elaine	92