Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	216
2	Linda	213
3	Deborah	152
4	Diane	137
5	Nancy	133
5	Patricia	133
7	Mary	128
8	Donna	126
9	Kathleen	111
10	Denise	96
11	Barbara	94
12	Karen	91
13	Carol	88
14	Sharon	85
15	Pamela	84
15	Sandra	84
17	Cynthia	79
18	Debra	67
19	Judith	65
20	Janet	60
21	Brenda	59
22	Jane	51
23	Gail	50
24	Paula	49
25	Elizabeth	48

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	45
27	Janice	43
28	Bonnie	42
29	Cheryl	41
30	Christine	40
31	Ann	39
31	Joanne	39
33	Elaine	38
34	Margaret	36
34	Martha	36
36	Joan	35
37	Louise	33
37	Rebecca	33
39	Joyce	32
39	Kathy	32
41	Beverly	31
41	Maureen	31
43	Jean	30
43	Shirley	30
45	Anne	29
45	Marie	29
47	Cathy	28
47	Ellen	28
47	Kathryn	28
47	Marilyn	28
47	Robin	28
52	Suzanne	27
53	Pauline	26
54	Betty	25
54	Katherine	25
54	Sally	25
57	Claire	24
57	Gloria	24
57	Lynn	24
57	Theresa	24
61	Virginia	23
62	Darlene	22
63	Constance	21
63	Jacqueline	21
65	Sheila	20
65	Valerie	20
67	Colleen	19
67	Doris	19
67	Dorothy	19
67	Michele	19
71	Roberta	18
71	Wanda	18
71	Wendy	18
74	Alice	17
74	Dianne	17
74	Jo	17
74	Judy	17
74	Rita	17
74	Sherry	17
80	Jeanne	16
80	Julie	16
80	Lorraine	16
80	Sylvia	16
84	Eileen	15
84	Leslie	15
84	Lucille	15
84	Marlene	15
88	Andrea	14
88	Diana	14
88	Evelyn	14
88	Laura	14
88	Norma	14
88	Rhonda	14
88	Ruth	14
95	Dawn	13
95	Priscilla	13
95	Rachel	13
95	Vicki	13
99	Beth	12
99	Cindy	12
99	Frances	12
99	Marsha	12
99	Phyllis	12
99	Terry	12