Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	254
2	Debra	236
3	Linda	232
4	Susan	183
5	Patricia	162
6	Deborah	159
7	Karen	142
8	Barbara	141
9	Sandra	128
10	Carol	110
11	Kathleen	107
12	Nancy	101
13	Pamela	95
14	Cynthia	91
14	Janet	91
16	Donna	85
17	Diane	75
17	Vicki	75
19	Cheryl	69
19	Sharon	69
21	Margaret	65
22	Connie	63
23	Janice	62
24	Christine	59
25	Judy	58

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	56
27	Julie	53
28	Colleen	50
28	Robin	50
30	Marilyn	48
30	Rebecca	48
32	Peggy	47
33	Catherine	45
33	Debbie	45
33	Laura	45
33	Teresa	45
37	Bonnie	43
37	Elizabeth	43
37	Vickie	43
40	Kathryn	42
40	Sheila	42
42	Paula	41
43	Theresa	40
44	Gail	38
44	Joan	38
46	Jane	37
46	Leslie	37
48	Betty	36
48	Brenda	36
48	Denise	36
48	Diana	36
48	Rhonda	36
53	Shirley	35
53	Terri	35
55	Dorothy	34
55	Judith	34
55	Katherine	34
58	Beverly	33
59	Laurie	32
59	Lori	32
59	Rita	32
62	Cindy	31
62	Sherry	31
64	Jean	30
64	Joyce	30
64	Virginia	30
67	Marlene	29
68	Carolyn	28
68	Penny	28
68	Rose	28
68	Shelley	28
72	Charlene	27
72	Terry	27
72	Wanda	27
75	Constance	26
75	Gayle	26
75	Ruth	26
78	Darlene	25
78	Marcia	25
80	Ann	24
80	Jo	24
80	Michele	24
80	Patti	24
80	Roberta	24
80	Sally	24
86	Jacqueline	23
86	Lynn	23
86	Toni	23
86	Wendy	23
90	Helen	22
90	Sue	22
90	Valerie	22
93	Elaine	21
93	Kim	21
93	Marie	21
93	Michelle	21
97	Carla	20
97	Charlotte	20
97	Kay	20
97	Lois	20