Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	252
2	Debra	228
3	Linda	209
4	Susan	207
5	Karen	157
6	Patricia	144
7	Deborah	143
8	Barbara	126
9	Kathleen	119
10	Pamela	106
11	Nancy	105
12	Carol	97
13	Sandra	92
14	Donna	86
15	Cynthia	82
16	Diane	80
17	Janet	69
18	Margaret	68
19	Connie	64
20	Vicki	63
21	Cheryl	61
22	Kathy	57
23	Laura	55
23	Sharon	55
25	Rebecca	54

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	53
26	Janice	53
28	Bonnie	51
29	Debbie	50
30	Jean	48
30	Judy	48
30	Peggy	48
33	Brenda	47
34	Cindy	46
34	Diana	46
34	Elizabeth	46
34	Julie	46
38	Colleen	45
38	Sherry	45
40	Lori	43
41	Ann	42
41	Teresa	42
41	Theresa	42
44	Denise	40
44	Kathryn	40
46	Betty	39
46	Laurie	39
46	Marilyn	39
46	Paula	39
50	Vickie	38
51	Beverly	37
52	Cathy	36
53	Shirley	35
54	Christine	34
54	Jane	34
54	Sheila	34
54	Valerie	34
58	Rita	33
58	Wanda	33
60	Judith	32
61	Leslie	31
61	Robin	31
61	Rose	31
64	Virginia	30
65	Katherine	29
65	Kim	29
65	Rhonda	29
65	Suzanne	29
69	Lynn	28
69	Roberta	28
71	Carolyn	27
71	Penny	27
73	Joyce	26
73	Marcia	26
75	Gail	25
75	Jacqueline	25
75	Jo	25
78	Elaine	24
78	Helen	24
78	Joan	24
78	Victoria	24
82	Dorothy	23
83	Jeanne	22
83	Lisa	22
83	Lois	22
83	Marlene	22
83	Ruth	22
83	Terry	22
89	Dawn	21
89	Gayle	21
89	Gloria	21
89	Jennifer	21
89	Phyllis	21
89	Renee	21
89	Shelley	21
96	Michele	20
96	Michelle	20
96	Patti	20
96	Terri	20
100	Constance	19
100	Holly	19
100	Sally	19
100	Tina	19