Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	748
2	Linda	738
3	Mary	671
4	Debra	657
5	Patricia	550
6	Pamela	472
7	Susan	457
8	Donna	430
9	Karen	398
10	Cynthia	366
11	Brenda	358
12	Sharon	339
13	Barbara	337
14	Sandra	323
15	Nancy	321
16	Janet	310
17	Teresa	273
18	Carol	256
19	Connie	255
20	Kathy	247
21	Cheryl	234
22	Rebecca	231
23	Carolyn	230
23	Judy	230
25	Paula	223

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	211
27	Beverly	197
28	Vicki	195
29	Elizabeth	193
30	Janice	186
31	Shirley	184
32	Vickie	178
33	Rhonda	175
34	Sherry	171
35	Peggy	165
36	Betty	146
37	Glenda	145
38	Joyce	141
39	Margaret	128
40	Kathryn	127
41	Phyllis	122
42	Rita	121
43	Diana	119
44	Cathy	115
45	Terri	114
46	Kathleen	108
47	Diane	105
48	Marsha	103
49	Sheila	102
50	Anita	101
50	Gayla	101
50	Martha	101
53	Denise	100
54	Jo	97
55	Wanda	95
56	Debbie	94
57	Katherine	89
58	Laura	85
59	Carla	83
60	Judith	81
61	Sue	80
61	Virginia	80
63	Catherine	78
64	Ruth	77
65	Terry	76
66	Ann	75
67	Lisa	74
68	Charlotte	71
68	Gail	71
70	Jane	70
71	Sally	69
72	Jean	67
73	Rose	66
74	Robin	65
75	Helen	63
76	Dana	62
76	Sherri	62
78	Patsy	61
79	Vicky	60
80	Cindy	59
80	Jan	59
80	Sheryl	59
83	Doris	58
83	Dorothy	58
83	Jacqueline	58
83	Julie	58
87	Bonnie	56
87	Joan	56
87	Marcia	56
87	Toni	56
91	Gloria	54
91	Patti	54
93	Theresa	53
94	Loretta	52
95	Anna	51
95	Gwendolyn	51
97	Jackie	50
97	Victoria	50
99	Ellen	49
99	Leslie	49