Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	3,585
2	Mary	3,557
3	Deborah	3,422
4	Patricia	3,026
5	Susan	2,308
6	Barbara	2,293
7	Karen	2,098
8	Nancy	1,888
9	Debra	1,721
10	Sandra	1,568
11	Pamela	1,559
12	Kathleen	1,526
13	Sharon	1,455
14	Carol	1,447
15	Cynthia	1,241
16	Diane	1,210
17	Donna	1,136
18	Janet	1,099
19	Brenda	1,085
20	Christine	1,063
21	Rebecca	1,057
22	Judith	982
23	Kathy	883
24	Margaret	875
25	Cheryl	873

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	843
27	Denise	796
28	Beverly	759
29	Janice	677
30	Elizabeth	671
31	Bonnie	656
32	Connie	640
33	Jane	626
34	Marilyn	625
35	Carolyn	623
36	Judy	587
37	Diana	585
38	Shirley	564
39	Cathy	544
40	Catherine	534
41	Vicki	532
42	Peggy	522
43	Paula	500
44	Joan	487
45	Martha	479
46	Betty	476
47	Kathryn	470
48	Gail	463
49	Teresa	445
50	Marcia	432
51	Darlene	428
52	Jacqueline	423
53	Victoria	422
54	Ruth	409
55	Ann	392
55	Laura	392
57	Marsha	381
58	Jean	380
59	Constance	370
60	Rita	368
61	Gloria	365
62	Jo	357
63	Vickie	351
64	Dorothy	349
65	Rose	345
65	Theresa	345
67	Virginia	335
68	Sally	332
69	Phyllis	327
70	Lynn	325
71	Jennifer	313
72	Elaine	312
73	Roberta	311
74	Sheila	310
75	Sherry	305
75	Sue	305
77	Katherine	287
78	Helen	278
79	Ellen	272
80	Wanda	262
81	Alice	253
82	Jill	250
83	Joanne	248
84	Frances	236
85	Suzanne	235
86	Anita	232
87	Anne	227
88	Valerie	224
89	Beth	223
90	Charlene	217
91	Julie	212
92	Gayle	211
93	Lois	207
94	Dianne	205
94	Marlene	205
96	Jeanne	201
97	Marie	198
98	Claudia	196
99	Penny	192
100	Rhonda	191