Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	5,309
2	Linda	5,156
3	Mary	4,936
4	Susan	4,465
5	Barbara	4,193
6	Deborah	3,833
7	Kathleen	3,175
8	Nancy	2,915
9	Diane	2,654
10	Karen	2,518
11	Carol	2,451
12	Christine	2,420
13	Donna	2,070
14	Margaret	1,827
15	Elizabeth	1,808
16	Sharon	1,727
17	Denise	1,669
18	Sandra	1,630
19	Janet	1,500
20	Debra	1,457
21	Joan	1,446
22	Judith	1,439
23	Gail	1,268
24	Catherine	1,245
25	Cynthia	1,239

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ellen	1,193
27	Pamela	1,183
28	Joanne	1,066
29	Ann	1,045
30	Eileen	954
31	Jane	920
32	Theresa	899
33	Maureen	891
34	Cheryl	889
35	Janice	874
36	Anne	857
37	Maria	842
38	Jean	838
39	Joyce	833
40	Marilyn	829
41	Laura	824
42	Marie	808
43	Lorraine	787
44	Rose	731
45	Jo	729
46	Bonnie	724
46	Lynn	724
48	Virginia	673
49	Jacqueline	665
50	Michele	662
51	Gloria	652
52	Elaine	650
53	Frances	647
54	Robin	631
55	Brenda	626
56	Helen	622
57	Judy	608
58	Dorothy	594
58	Valerie	594
60	Wendy	588
61	Phyllis	583
62	Paula	577
63	Carolyn	561
64	Beverly	541
65	Ruth	538
66	Diana	526
66	Kathryn	526
68	Katherine	524
69	Suzanne	519
70	Laurie	514
71	Kathy	510
72	Andrea	479
73	Joann	477
74	Victoria	474
75	Evelyn	472
76	Sheila	471
77	Alice	469
78	Marcia	462
79	Roberta	461
80	Leslie	458
81	Arlene	451
82	Shirley	442
83	Martha	438
84	Geraldine	433
85	Rita	429
86	Jeanne	417
87	Betty	409
88	Lisa	405
89	Rosemary	404
90	Anna	403
91	Michelle	394
92	Darlene	392
93	Claudia	390
94	Irene	388
95	Cathy	386
96	Stephanie	384
97	Teresa	383
98	Lois	381
99	Louise	375
100	Jill	374