Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,682
2	Deborah	1,673
3	Linda	1,417
4	Patricia	1,289
5	Debra	1,239
6	Brenda	976
7	Barbara	922
8	Susan	903
9	Sandra	886
10	Cynthia	851
11	Teresa	760
12	Donna	759
13	Pamela	746
14	Sharon	724
15	Kathy	720
16	Carolyn	695
17	Wanda	689
18	Karen	610
19	Nancy	599
20	Betty	562
21	Elizabeth	511
22	Janet	501
23	Shirley	485
24	Judy	483
25	Janice	479

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	477
27	Cathy	453
28	Vickie	420
29	Rebecca	413
30	Gloria	408
30	Margaret	408
32	Martha	403
33	Connie	387
34	Beverly	374
35	Carol	361
36	Phyllis	324
37	Diane	323
38	Sheila	322
39	Sherry	320
40	Robin	315
41	Dorothy	290
42	Debbie	277
42	Peggy	277
44	Marilyn	269
45	Cheryl	262
46	Doris	258
47	Bonnie	255
48	Catherine	249
49	Jo	246
50	Alice	237
51	Rhonda	235
52	Annie	222
53	Gwendolyn	221
54	Sarah	220
55	Virginia	215
56	Sylvia	213
57	Frances	211
58	Helen	207
59	Angela	205
60	Jacqueline	201
60	Terry	201
62	Paula	194
63	Jane	193
64	Evelyn	186
65	Glenda	181
65	Rita	181
65	Rose	181
68	Gail	175
69	Denise	174
70	Theresa	173
71	Ann	164
72	Katherine	163
72	Vicki	163
74	Kathryn	157
75	Vanessa	156
76	Laura	154
77	Lisa	153
78	Dianne	152
79	Vivian	148
80	Joan	147
80	Shelia	147
82	Marsha	144
83	Anita	143
84	Ruth	142
85	Patsy	139
86	Julia	135
87	Edna	131
88	Jean	129
89	Darlene	127
89	Judith	127
91	Audrey	125
92	Jackie	119
93	Ruby	118
93	Vicky	118
95	Elaine	114
96	Terri	110
97	Belinda	108
98	Diana	107
99	Ellen	106
100	Christine	105