Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	636
2	Susan	581
3	Linda	485
4	Mary	459
5	Karen	349
6	Patricia	330
7	Deborah	325
8	Nancy	317
9	Barbara	296
10	Pamela	277
11	Sandra	261
12	Cynthia	258
13	Kathleen	246
14	Diane	223
15	Carol	214
16	Janet	198
17	Sharon	181
18	Rebecca	172
19	Donna	161
20	Teresa	160
21	Cheryl	157
22	Julie	156
23	Janice	135
24	Kathy	129
25	Elizabeth	127

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kathryn	127
27	Judy	126
28	Connie	123
29	Denise	121
30	Vicki	116
31	Beverly	113
32	Marilyn	107
33	Katherine	105
34	Lori	103
35	Margaret	100
36	Laurie	97
37	Laura	96
38	Catherine	95
39	Judith	94
40	Sally	92
40	Shirley	92
42	Paula	90
43	Brenda	84
43	Peggy	84
45	Diana	81
46	Lisa	80
47	Carolyn	79
48	Robin	78
49	Bonnie	77
50	Joan	75
50	Rhonda	75
50	Terri	75
53	Betty	73
54	Joyce	72
55	Ann	71
56	Terry	69
57	Sherry	68
58	Jean	67
59	Cindy	66
60	Cathy	65
60	Debbie	65
60	Gail	65
60	Jan	65
60	Wendy	65
65	Colleen	63
65	Jennifer	63
65	Vickie	63
68	Leslie	62
68	Theresa	62
70	Kimberly	56
71	Christine	54
71	Lynn	54
73	Ruth	53
73	Toni	53
75	Jacqueline	52
76	Jane	51
76	Roberta	51
78	Elaine	50
78	Joanne	50
78	Marcia	50
81	Martha	48
82	Gayle	47
83	Sheila	46
83	Suzanne	46
85	Jo	45
85	Shelley	45
85	Sheryl	45
85	Virginia	45
89	Gloria	44
89	Jill	44
89	Marsha	44
89	Valerie	44
93	Michelle	43
93	Roxanne	43
93	Victoria	43
96	Kay	42
97	Lois	41
97	Penny	41
99	Anne	40
99	Janis	40
99	Patti	40
99	Wanda	40