Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	208
2	Linda	188
3	Debra	174
4	Deborah	147
5	Nancy	136
6	Diane	135
7	Donna	133
8	Mary	131
9	Patricia	127
10	Karen	108
11	Denise	100
12	Cynthia	92
13	Kathleen	86
14	Pamela	84
14	Sandra	84
16	Carol	72
17	Barbara	68
18	Brenda	61
19	Sharon	60
20	Gail	56
21	Cheryl	54
21	Elaine	54
23	Elizabeth	50
23	Janet	50
25	Ann	47

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Robin	47
27	Bonnie	44
27	Judith	44
29	Margaret	41
30	Suzanne	39
31	Catherine	38
31	Jane	38
31	Lynn	38
31	Martha	38
35	Kathy	36
36	Rebecca	35
37	Janice	34
37	Paula	34
39	Cathy	33
39	Virginia	33
41	Joanne	32
41	Joyce	32
43	Katherine	30
43	Lisa	30
43	Sherry	30
46	Joan	29
46	Sheila	29
46	Wendy	29
49	Anne	27
49	Helen	27
49	Marie	27
49	Sally	27
49	Shirley	27
54	Christine	26
54	Michele	26
54	Pauline	26
54	Theresa	26
58	Darlene	25
58	Louise	25
60	Jean	24
60	Laura	24
62	Carolyn	23
62	Rose	23
64	Dawn	22
64	Dorothy	22
64	Laurie	22
67	Betty	21
68	Charlene	20
68	Gloria	20
68	Kim	20
71	Leslie	19
71	Maureen	19
73	Beverly	18
73	Cindy	18
73	Dianne	18
73	Jeanne	18
73	Julie	18
73	Vicki	18
79	Claire	16
79	Doris	16
79	Ellen	16
79	Judy	16
79	Kathryn	16
79	Lorraine	16
79	Marlene	16
79	Valerie	16
87	Constance	15
87	Diana	15
87	Doreen	15
87	Jo	15
87	Joann	15
87	Rita	15
87	Ruth	15
87	Teresa	15
95	Alice	14
95	Anita	14
95	Colleen	14
95	Heidi	14
95	Jacqueline	14
95	Lucille	14
95	Marcia	14
95	Michelle	14
95	Rachel	14
95	Roberta	14
95	Sarah	14