Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	681
2	Susan	540
3	Debra	445
4	Mary	440
5	Patricia	389
6	Deborah	376
7	Kathleen	359
8	Karen	349
9	Nancy	340
10	Barbara	337
11	Carol	288
12	Sandra	287
13	Janet	257
14	Pamela	226
15	Christine	225
16	Sharon	212
17	Donna	195
18	Cynthia	189
19	Diane	188
20	Janice	169
21	Judy	164
22	Judith	162
23	Marilyn	157
24	Rebecca	154
25	Cheryl	146

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	138
27	Margaret	133
28	Julie	124
29	Kathryn	123
30	Shirley	118
31	Teresa	117
32	Beverly	111
32	Connie	111
34	Elizabeth	107
35	Carolyn	106
36	Vicki	101
37	Laura	99
37	Peggy	99
39	Bonnie	96
40	Joyce	93
41	Sally	90
42	Gail	89
42	Sherry	89
44	Paula	87
45	Diana	85
46	Catherine	84
47	Brenda	82
48	Denise	81
48	Gloria	81
50	Ann	78
51	Virginia	77
52	Vickie	74
53	Leslie	73
54	Katherine	72
55	Gayle	71
55	Laurie	71
57	Marcia	70
58	Cathy	69
58	Colleen	69
60	Cindy	68
61	Jean	67
62	Betty	64
62	Kay	64
62	Victoria	64
65	Theresa	62
66	Joan	60
67	Ellen	59
67	Lynn	59
67	Roberta	59
67	Sherrie	59
71	Jacqueline	58
71	Suzanne	58
73	Terry	56
74	Jo	55
74	Rhonda	55
76	Darlene	54
76	Kristine	54
76	Martha	54
79	Glenda	53
79	Ruth	53
81	Jane	51
81	Wendy	51
83	Marsha	48
83	Sheila	48
85	Debbie	47
85	Dorothy	47
85	Phyllis	47
88	Jan	46
88	Lori	46
88	Terri	46
91	Constance	45
92	Anne	44
92	Joanne	44
92	Shelley	44
95	Candace	43
95	Carla	43
95	Elaine	43
95	Valerie	43
95	Wanda	43
100	Michelle	41