Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	3,589
2	Mary	3,559
3	Linda	2,858
4	Debra	2,841
5	Susan	2,698
6	Patricia	2,429
7	Karen	2,212
8	Barbara	1,937
9	Pamela	1,922
10	Cynthia	1,722
11	Nancy	1,691
12	Sandra	1,472
13	Cheryl	1,438
14	Carol	1,314
14	Diane	1,314
16	Donna	1,262
17	Kathleen	1,255
18	Sharon	1,246
19	Brenda	1,116
20	Rebecca	1,030
21	Kathy	993
22	Janet	977
23	Denise	919
24	Teresa	797
25	Margaret	750

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	726
27	Joyce	717
28	Judith	712
29	Connie	691
30	Robin	661
31	Cathy	644
32	Christine	641
33	Beverly	623
34	Diana	619
35	Vicki	592
36	Paula	588
37	Janice	580
38	Bonnie	574
39	Catherine	559
40	Theresa	558
41	Jane	555
42	Marilyn	525
43	Laura	511
44	Peggy	505
45	Lisa	473
46	Judy	467
47	Carolyn	465
48	Betty	460
49	Joan	452
50	Darlene	449
51	Ann	448
52	Gail	446
53	Vickie	445
54	Debbie	442
55	Ruth	435
56	Sherry	434
57	Kathryn	427
58	Shirley	419
59	Victoria	418
60	Lynn	406
61	Jean	402
62	Sheila	398
63	Kimberly	386
64	Martha	383
65	Rose	374
66	Sue	367
67	Jill	356
68	Cindy	352
68	Kim	352
70	Julie	346
71	Elaine	342
72	Jennifer	340
73	Katherine	335
74	Terri	334
75	Jacqueline	333
76	Rhonda	330
77	Rita	325
78	Constance	323
78	Marcia	323
80	Sally	319
80	Virginia	319
82	Jo	317
83	Michele	315
84	Beth	309
85	Michelle	306
86	Valerie	304
87	Terry	295
88	Gloria	294
89	Anita	286
90	Ellen	277
91	Marsha	273
92	Tina	269
93	Phyllis	259
93	Wanda	259
95	Amy	250
95	Roberta	250
97	Wendy	248
98	Anne	247
99	Stephanie	246
100	Suzanne	242