Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,735
2	Mary	1,699
3	Linda	1,510
4	Patricia	1,332
5	Brenda	1,094
6	Barbara	1,047
7	Debra	994
8	Susan	902
9	Sandra	871
10	Pamela	850
11	Cynthia	818
12	Carolyn	750
13	Kathy	734
14	Donna	719
15	Betty	660
16	Wanda	645
17	Sharon	630
18	Nancy	619
19	Karen	569
20	Shirley	565
21	Teresa	562
22	Judy	540
23	Elizabeth	535
24	Janet	529
25	Janice	503

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	492
27	Martha	473
28	Rebecca	445
29	Margaret	440
30	Gloria	389
31	Vickie	386
32	Phyllis	380
33	Beverly	377
34	Cathy	368
35	Carol	364
36	Doris	321
37	Peggy	314
38	Sheila	313
39	Dorothy	311
40	Marilyn	304
41	Diane	277
42	Connie	265
43	Sylvia	259
44	Alice	256
45	Jo	254
46	Sarah	248
47	Catherine	247
48	Sherry	244
49	Annie	242
50	Helen	239
51	Glenda	234
52	Frances	231
53	Rhonda	229
54	Bonnie	225
55	Virginia	224
56	Jacqueline	217
56	Rita	217
58	Gwendolyn	207
59	Cheryl	205
60	Evelyn	198
60	Jane	198
62	Robin	192
63	Joan	191
64	Vicki	189
65	Laura	184
66	Gail	182
66	Vanessa	182
68	Patsy	178
69	Paula	176
70	Rose	174
71	Denise	170
71	Marsha	170
73	Katherine	165
74	Ann	163
75	Vivian	162
76	Shelia	160
77	Dianne	158
78	Angela	157
79	Kathryn	151
80	Ruth	150
80	Theresa	150
82	Anita	143
83	Terry	140
84	Jean	135
85	Julia	130
86	Debbie	129
87	Audrey	127
88	Geraldine	125
89	Ruby	124
90	Rosa	123
91	Edna	118
91	Yvonne	118
93	Christine	116
94	Jennifer	113
95	Elaine	110
96	Judith	109
96	Mildred	109
98	Belinda	108
98	Kay	108
100	Ellen	103