Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	3,461
2	Linda	3,444
3	Mary	3,371
4	Patricia	2,769
5	Susan	2,423
6	Barbara	2,322
7	Debra	2,138
8	Karen	2,021
9	Pamela	1,900
10	Nancy	1,790
11	Cynthia	1,644
12	Sandra	1,473
13	Sharon	1,447
14	Carol	1,383
15	Kathleen	1,377
16	Diane	1,202
17	Donna	1,182
18	Brenda	1,099
19	Rebecca	1,040
20	Janet	1,037
21	Kathy	921
22	Cheryl	853
23	Christine	847
24	Margaret	832
25	Joyce	826

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	793
27	Denise	778
28	Judith	772
29	Elizabeth	659
30	Janice	641
31	Marilyn	615
32	Connie	614
33	Diana	612
34	Bonnie	595
35	Carolyn	583
36	Jane	574
37	Teresa	561
38	Paula	550
39	Judy	539
40	Catherine	514
41	Cathy	494
42	Darlene	491
43	Betty	488
44	Vicki	487
45	Shirley	484
46	Peggy	473
47	Gail	472
48	Kathryn	471
49	Joan	469
50	Jacqueline	442
51	Laura	435
52	Martha	428
53	Ruth	420
54	Ann	413
55	Theresa	411
56	Jean	389
57	Rita	383
58	Constance	374
59	Robin	371
60	Marsha	368
61	Victoria	366
62	Sheila	364
63	Rose	361
63	Vickie	361
65	Marcia	354
66	Jo	352
67	Virginia	347
68	Lynn	344
69	Sally	343
70	Sue	334
71	Gloria	321
72	Sherry	310
73	Elaine	309
74	Phyllis	300
75	Katherine	297
76	Suzanne	286
77	Dorothy	274
77	Roberta	274
79	Anita	273
79	Jennifer	273
81	Cindy	272
82	Beth	263
83	Ellen	261
83	Jill	261
85	Julie	258
85	Wanda	258
87	Helen	242
88	Lois	239
89	Michelle	238
90	Joanne	230
91	Leslie	227
92	Alice	223
93	Charlene	222
94	Rhonda	221
95	Valerie	218
96	Debbie	217
97	Michele	206
98	Anne	204
99	Yvonne	203
100	Frances	200