Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	212
2	Linda	184
3	Deborah	159
4	Debra	149
5	Patricia	146
6	Nancy	141
7	Donna	138
8	Diane	123
9	Mary	121
10	Pamela	113
11	Denise	110
12	Karen	104
13	Carol	94
14	Kathleen	86
15	Sandra	84
16	Barbara	80
16	Sharon	80
18	Cynthia	76
19	Brenda	72
20	Janet	71
21	Gail	67
22	Elizabeth	58
23	Judith	56
24	Ann	47
24	Cheryl	47

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Paula	46
27	Catherine	45
28	Elaine	44
29	Robin	43
30	Janice	42
31	Joanne	39
32	Kathy	38
33	Joan	37
33	Margaret	37
35	Martha	35
35	Rebecca	35
35	Sheila	35
38	Bonnie	34
38	Jane	34
40	Anne	31
40	Lynn	31
42	Darlene	30
42	Louise	30
42	Maureen	30
45	Joyce	29
45	Katherine	29
45	Marie	29
45	Wendy	29
49	Sally	28
49	Suzanne	28
51	Betty	27
51	Laura	27
53	Jean	26
53	Kathryn	26
53	Ruth	26
56	Claire	25
56	Jo	25
56	Judy	25
59	Julie	24
59	Pauline	24
61	Ellen	23
61	Marilyn	23
61	Roberta	23
64	Theresa	22
65	Doris	21
65	Dorothy	21
65	Lorraine	21
68	Beverly	20
68	Cindy	20
68	Constance	20
71	Carolyn	18
71	Christine	18
71	Diana	18
71	Helen	18
71	Rita	18
71	Shirley	18
77	Cathy	17
77	Dianne	17
77	Gloria	17
77	Jacqueline	17
77	Laurie	17
77	Leslie	17
83	Holly	16
83	Jill	16
83	Lisa	16
83	Lucille	16
83	Michele	16
88	Dawn	15
88	Marcia	15
88	Michelle	15
88	Wanda	15
92	Alice	14
92	Jeanne	14
92	Lynne	14
92	Rose	14
92	Sherry	14
92	Virginia	14
98	Jennifer	13
98	Joann	13
98	Terry	13
98	Valerie	13