Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	455
2	Debra	272
3	Linda	268
4	Patricia	233
5	Deborah	191
6	Barbara	166
7	Susan	164
8	Sandra	143
9	Cynthia	136
10	Karen	133
11	Elizabeth	132
12	Donna	123
13	Gloria	122
14	Pamela	112
15	Margaret	110
15	Maria	110
17	Nancy	109
18	Rebecca	94
19	Carol	93
20	Rose	92
21	Theresa	87
22	Janet	83
23	Judy	81
23	Martha	81
25	Catherine	80

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Virginia	80
27	Sharon	77
27	Teresa	77
29	Betty	76
29	Diane	76
29	Yolanda	76
32	Rita	74
33	Sylvia	73
34	Kathleen	70
35	Lorraine	69
36	Cheryl	68
36	Connie	68
38	Helen	65
39	Diana	63
39	Kathy	63
41	Irene	62
42	Christine	61
42	Shirley	61
44	Loretta	59
45	Frances	57
45	Marie	57
47	Paula	56
48	Kathryn	55
48	Laura	55
50	Katherine	54
50	Yvonne	54
52	Anna	53
52	Brenda	53
52	Marilyn	53
55	Dorothy	52
55	Janice	52
57	Peggy	51
58	Dolores	50
58	Evelyn	50
60	Alice	49
60	Elaine	49
62	Beverly	48
62	Debbie	48
64	Ruth	45
65	Pauline	44
65	Victoria	44
67	Anita	43
67	Jo	43
67	Sally	43
67	Vicki	43
71	Carolyn	42
71	Sherry	42
71	Vickie	42
74	Carmen	41
74	Phyllis	41
74	Roberta	41
77	Denise	40
77	Judith	40
77	Terry	40
80	Priscilla	39
81	Cindy	38
82	Ann	36
82	Charlotte	36
84	Bernadette	35
84	Geraldine	35
84	Joyce	35
84	Patsy	35
88	Bonnie	34
88	Carla	34
88	Lisa	34
88	Valerie	34
92	Cecilia	33
92	Esther	33
94	Darlene	32
94	Sarah	32
96	Cathy	31
96	Eva	31
96	Jean	31
96	Joann	31
96	Rosa	31