Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	487
2	Linda	301
3	Patricia	256
4	Deborah	224
5	Debra	179
6	Barbara	169
7	Susan	153
8	Karen	139
9	Gloria	133
10	Sandra	131
11	Nancy	125
12	Elizabeth	116
13	Pamela	103
14	Rebecca	99
15	Carol	98
16	Kathleen	94
16	Margaret	94
18	Cynthia	93
19	Donna	90
19	Martha	90
21	Judy	88
21	Theresa	88
23	Janet	86
23	Maria	86
23	Rose	86

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	83
26	Sharon	83
28	Virginia	81
29	Frances	80
30	Betty	78
31	Catherine	72
32	Rita	71
32	Shirley	71
34	Brenda	70
34	Dolores	70
34	Dorothy	70
34	Marilyn	70
38	Diane	67
39	Anna	63
40	Helen	60
41	Connie	59
41	Irene	59
41	Paula	59
41	Yolanda	59
45	Carolyn	58
45	Marie	58
47	Alice	57
47	Kathy	57
49	Janice	55
50	Teresa	52
51	Katherine	51
51	Laura	51
51	Lorraine	51
51	Peggy	51
55	Diana	50
56	Jo	49
56	Judith	49
58	Evelyn	48
59	Joyce	47
60	Beverly	44
60	Cheryl	44
60	Sylvia	44
63	Roberta	43
64	Cecilia	42
65	Esther	41
66	Josephine	40
67	Geraldine	39
68	Carmen	38
68	Doris	38
68	Jane	38
71	Anita	37
72	Ann	36
72	Lucille	36
72	Ramona	36
75	Kathryn	35
75	Victoria	35
77	Darlene	34
77	Joann	34
77	Juanita	34
77	Lillian	34
77	Pauline	34
77	Sherry	34
83	Beatrice	33
83	Elaine	33
83	Loretta	33
83	Lucy	33
87	Eva	32
87	Julia	32
87	Vicki	32
90	Charlotte	31
90	Isabel	31
90	Patsy	31
90	Rosemary	31
90	Yvonne	31
95	Angela	30
95	Cathy	30
97	Sally	29
98	Ellen	28
98	Jean	28
98	Rosie	28