Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	885
2	Deborah	757
3	Mary	660
4	Debra	617
5	Patricia	538
6	Pamela	490
7	Donna	430
8	Susan	416
9	Karen	390
10	Sharon	384
11	Brenda	377
12	Barbara	369
13	Sandra	349
14	Nancy	342
15	Cynthia	339
16	Carolyn	267
17	Kathy	263
18	Carol	260
19	Marilyn	243
20	Judy	242
21	Janet	238
22	Paula	237
23	Janice	232
24	Teresa	220
25	Rebecca	195

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	188
27	Connie	185
28	Shirley	177
29	Betty	171
30	Vicki	169
31	Peggy	160
32	Elizabeth	157
33	Sherry	154
34	Kathryn	152
35	Joyce	151
36	Margaret	147
37	Kathleen	140
38	Rhonda	132
39	Diana	129
40	Phyllis	124
41	Cheryl	122
42	Vickie	118
43	Anita	115
43	Cathy	115
43	Martha	115
46	Rita	111
47	Glenda	110
47	Jo	110
47	Marsha	110
50	Wanda	96
51	Diane	93
52	Catherine	92
53	Judith	90
54	Katherine	89
54	Laura	89
56	Dorothy	88
57	Charlotte	85
58	Denise	83
59	Ruth	82
59	Virginia	82
61	Alice	80
62	Theresa	78
63	Carla	76
64	Gail	75
64	Jane	75
64	Sheila	75
64	Sue	75
68	Jan	74
69	Sherri	73
70	Gloria	71
71	Jean	70
71	Sally	70
73	Helen	69
74	Bonnie	67
75	Jacqueline	66
76	Ann	64
76	Doris	64
78	Christine	63
78	Patsy	63
80	Terri	61
81	Norma	60
81	Patti	60
83	Loretta	59
83	Suzanne	59
85	Billie	57
86	Gayla	56
86	Rose	56
86	Terry	56
89	Kay	55
89	Leslie	55
91	Vicky	54
92	Debbie	52
93	Lisa	51
94	Frances	50
94	Jackie	50
94	Regina	50
94	Victoria	50
98	Darlene	48
98	Marcia	48
100	Sheryl	47