Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	511
2	Linda	265
3	Patricia	254
4	Deborah	222
5	Debra	194
6	Barbara	182
7	Susan	173
8	Cynthia	155
9	Pamela	154
9	Sandra	154
11	Gloria	135
12	Elizabeth	128
12	Nancy	128
14	Karen	126
15	Donna	113
16	Sharon	105
17	Martha	99
18	Janet	97
18	Judy	97
20	Rebecca	93
21	Margaret	92
21	Rose	92
23	Theresa	91
24	Virginia	90
25	Maria	89

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	87
26	Kathleen	87
28	Diana	83
29	Yolanda	81
30	Betty	74
31	Catherine	71
31	Diane	71
31	Sylvia	71
34	Christine	70
34	Laura	70
36	Anna	67
37	Connie	66
38	Dolores	65
39	Shirley	64
40	Kathy	63
41	Dorothy	62
41	Marie	62
43	Helen	60
44	Frances	59
44	Irene	59
46	Paula	58
46	Teresa	58
48	Loretta	56
49	Brenda	55
49	Carolyn	55
49	Cheryl	55
49	Janice	55
49	Lorraine	55
54	Jo	53
54	Katherine	53
56	Rita	52
57	Marilyn	51
58	Kathryn	50
59	Alice	49
60	Peggy	48
61	Victoria	45
62	Ann	44
63	Juanita	43
63	Judith	43
63	Rhonda	43
63	Yvonne	43
67	Darlene	42
67	Vicki	42
69	Beverly	41
69	Evelyn	41
69	Geraldine	41
72	Carmen	40
73	Julia	39
74	Debbie	38
74	Lucy	38
76	Anita	37
76	Cecilia	37
78	Jean	36
79	Roberta	35
79	Sherry	35
79	Wanda	35
82	Glenda	34
82	Marian	34
82	Patsy	34
82	Veronica	34
86	Charlotte	33
86	Denise	33
86	Jeanette	33
86	Joyce	33
86	Louise	33
86	Ruby	33
86	Sally	33
93	Lucille	32
93	Terri	32
95	Lisa	31
95	Terry	31
95	Vickie	31
98	Bonnie	30
98	Valerie	30
100	Elaine	29
100	Pauline	29
100	Priscilla	29