Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,756
2	Deborah	3,698
3	Linda	3,036
4	Susan	2,769
5	Patricia	2,680
6	Debra	2,531
7	Barbara	2,199
8	Karen	2,187
9	Pamela	2,038
10	Cynthia	1,839
11	Nancy	1,808
12	Sandra	1,530
13	Diane	1,350
14	Sharon	1,326
15	Carol	1,321
16	Donna	1,301
17	Kathleen	1,271
18	Brenda	1,146
19	Rebecca	1,077
20	Janet	1,047
21	Cheryl	984
22	Denise	968
23	Kathy	947
24	Beverly	799
25	Joyce	790

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	750
27	Connie	735
28	Elizabeth	727
29	Judith	714
30	Christine	674
31	Teresa	673
32	Marilyn	644
33	Paula	634
34	Robin	628
35	Janice	625
36	Bonnie	622
37	Vicki	611
38	Diana	601
39	Carolyn	561
40	Laura	544
41	Catherine	533
42	Judy	528
43	Peggy	518
44	Jane	516
45	Cathy	514
46	Shirley	491
47	Theresa	490
48	Kathryn	468
49	Ann	462
50	Betty	450
51	Joan	449
52	Darlene	448
53	Gail	437
54	Vickie	432
55	Jacqueline	409
56	Jean	408
57	Sue	406
58	Lynn	398
58	Rose	398
60	Martha	389
61	Ruth	385
62	Jo	384
62	Sherry	384
64	Sheila	377
65	Victoria	368
66	Marcia	361
67	Sally	359
68	Elaine	344
69	Virginia	333
70	Rita	328
71	Cindy	325
71	Constance	325
71	Jennifer	325
74	Jill	322
75	Gloria	316
76	Beth	308
76	Dorothy	308
76	Marsha	308
76	Michelle	308
80	Debbie	306
81	Rhonda	304
82	Julie	302
83	Phyllis	300
84	Katherine	299
85	Suzanne	296
85	Terri	296
87	Lisa	292
88	Ellen	288
89	Helen	287
89	Michele	287
91	Wanda	277
92	Valerie	275
93	Anita	269
94	Roberta	255
95	Terry	243
96	Amy	234
97	Anne	230
98	Jeanne	226
98	Lois	226
98	Marie	226