Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	638
2	Linda	582
3	Patricia	439
4	Susan	433
5	Barbara	358
6	Deborah	343
7	Nancy	339
8	Debra	322
9	Kathleen	295
10	Karen	283
11	Cynthia	261
12	Carol	250
13	Pamela	243
14	Sandra	225
15	Janet	216
16	Diane	212
17	Sharon	205
18	Connie	175
19	Cheryl	168
20	Christine	151
21	Donna	148
22	Joyce	144
23	Peggy	141
24	Judy	137
25	Janice	135

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathryn	126
27	Margaret	125
28	Beverly	123
29	Marilyn	118
30	Jean	114
31	Judith	113
32	Kathy	108
33	Bonnie	107
33	Shirley	107
35	Catherine	102
36	Vicki	100
37	Jane	98
37	Joan	98
39	Elizabeth	95
39	Marcia	95
41	Julie	90
41	Rebecca	90
43	Teresa	89
44	Betty	87
45	Ann	83
46	Denise	81
47	Katherine	80
48	Carolyn	77
49	Rita	73
50	Diana	70
51	Colleen	68
52	Constance	66
52	Theresa	66
54	Sally	63
55	Gail	62
55	Vickie	62
57	Virginia	59
58	Rhonda	58
58	Ruth	58
60	Brenda	57
60	Sherry	57
62	Cindy	55
62	Jeanne	55
64	Jacqueline	54
65	Dianne	53
65	Paula	53
67	Kay	48
67	Laura	48
69	Cathy	46
69	Charlene	46
69	Victoria	46
72	Jo	45
73	Elaine	44
73	Gloria	44
73	Lynn	44
76	Anne	43
76	Sheila	43
78	Ellen	41
78	Marlene	41
78	Marsha	41
81	Alice	40
81	Glenda	40
83	Beth	39
83	Martha	39
83	Terri	39
83	Wanda	39
87	Joann	38
87	Suzanne	38
89	Roberta	37
90	Dorothy	36
90	Sheryl	36
92	Phyllis	35
93	Sue	34
94	Laurie	33
94	Stephanie	33
96	Doris	32
96	Gayle	32
96	Jill	32
96	Lois	32
100	Leslie	31