Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	631
2	Linda	529
3	Debra	459
4	Patricia	451
5	Susan	449
6	Barbara	331
7	Deborah	296
8	Nancy	290
9	Cynthia	284
10	Pamela	267
11	Karen	240
12	Carol	234
13	Kathleen	222
14	Sandra	212
15	Sharon	201
16	Diane	173
17	Janet	170
18	Peggy	166
19	Cheryl	159
20	Donna	153
21	Connie	152
22	Janice	138
23	Judy	130
24	Margaret	127
25	Jane	122

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	115
27	Christine	112
27	Kathy	112
29	Marilyn	106
29	Vicki	106
31	Catherine	105
32	Joyce	101
33	Kathryn	100
34	Elizabeth	98
35	Beverly	97
35	Joan	97
35	Judith	97
38	Rebecca	96
39	Shirley	94
40	Denise	87
41	Julie	86
42	Teresa	85
43	Ann	83
44	Marcia	79
45	Rita	78
46	Paula	77
46	Rhonda	77
48	Carolyn	73
49	Jacqueline	71
50	Sally	68
51	Betty	66
52	Diana	65
53	Cindy	64
54	Bonnie	63
54	Colleen	63
56	Jeanne	57
56	Ruth	57
56	Theresa	57
59	Katherine	53
60	Sue	52
61	Constance	51
62	Brenda	49
62	Sheryl	49
62	Virginia	49
65	Gail	48
65	Sherry	48
67	Laura	47
67	Victoria	47
69	Cathy	45
69	Elaine	45
69	Terri	45
72	Gloria	44
72	Lois	44
74	Kay	43
75	Marlene	42
76	Laurie	40
76	Vickie	40
78	Carla	39
78	Marsha	39
78	Rose	39
81	Anne	38
81	Phyllis	38
81	Suzanne	38
84	Jo	37
85	Dianne	36
85	Jeanette	36
85	Michelle	36
85	Roberta	36
89	Martha	35
89	Michele	35
91	Dorothy	34
91	Helen	34
93	Ellen	33
93	Glenda	33
93	Lynn	33
93	Sheila	33
97	Stephanie	32
98	Gayle	31
98	Roxanne	31
100	Lori	30
100	Norma	30
100	Wanda	30