Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	584
2	Debra	580
3	Susan	499
4	Mary	486
5	Patricia	430
6	Deborah	362
7	Karen	334
8	Nancy	325
9	Barbara	316
10	Kathleen	289
11	Pamela	282
12	Sandra	276
13	Carol	253
14	Cynthia	231
15	Sharon	225
16	Donna	194
16	Janet	194
18	Rebecca	178
19	Diane	175
20	Janice	162
21	Cheryl	156
22	Julie	149
23	Judy	146
24	Teresa	141
25	Connie	140

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kathy	140
27	Marilyn	133
28	Margaret	130
29	Kathryn	125
30	Elizabeth	123
31	Christine	115
32	Judith	113
33	Diana	110
34	Peggy	109
35	Carolyn	103
36	Katherine	101
37	Laura	100
37	Sally	100
39	Joan	97
40	Catherine	96
41	Shirley	95
42	Laurie	92
42	Vicki	92
44	Bonnie	90
45	Beverly	89
46	Joyce	87
47	Brenda	86
47	Theresa	86
49	Denise	82
50	Marcia	80
51	Ann	76
51	Jean	76
53	Cindy	74
54	Gail	73
55	Betty	71
56	Paula	70
56	Robin	70
58	Cathy	68
58	Sherry	68
60	Virginia	66
61	Lori	61
61	Rhonda	61
61	Roberta	61
64	Anne	60
64	Leslie	60
64	Martha	60
67	Ruth	59
67	Valerie	59
69	Colleen	58
69	Gloria	58
69	Lynn	58
72	Jane	56
73	Vickie	55
74	Jo	54
75	Jan	53
76	Jacqueline	52
76	Terri	52
78	Elaine	51
79	Gayle	50
79	Terry	50
81	Joanne	48
81	Sheila	48
83	Shelley	47
84	Sherri	46
84	Wendy	46
86	Michelle	45
87	Alice	44
87	Marsha	44
89	Dorothy	43
89	Jill	43
89	Lois	43
89	Suzanne	43
93	Helen	42
93	Sheryl	42
95	Debbie	41
95	Jennifer	41
95	Wanda	41
98	Darlene	39
98	Ellen	39
98	Jeanne	39
98	Kay	39
98	Marlene	39
98	Penny	39
98	Victoria	39