Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,340
2	Mary	4,167
3	Patricia	3,977
4	Deborah	3,489
5	Susan	3,261
6	Barbara	2,884
7	Kathleen	2,384
8	Nancy	2,246
9	Karen	2,232
10	Carol	2,075
11	Donna	2,016
12	Diane	1,725
13	Sandra	1,666
14	Sharon	1,630
15	Margaret	1,460
16	Debra	1,429
17	Christine	1,396
18	Cynthia	1,336
19	Judith	1,207
20	Janet	1,193
21	Denise	1,185
22	Elizabeth	1,033
23	Joan	945
24	Joyce	859
25	Pamela	837

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	834
27	Catherine	816
28	Janice	815
29	Bonnie	801
30	Jane	728
31	Beverly	707
32	Brenda	704
33	Kathy	684
34	Ann	639
35	Joanne	636
36	Darlene	633
37	Gail	629
38	Shirley	618
39	Ruth	610
40	Marilyn	561
41	Elaine	556
42	Jean	549
43	Kathryn	548
44	Theresa	546
45	Virginia	538
46	Dorothy	536
47	Rebecca	531
47	Rose	531
49	Judy	525
50	Eileen	507
51	Gloria	504
52	Jacqueline	503
53	Carolyn	481
54	Paula	461
55	Helen	447
56	Betty	445
57	Marie	438
58	Lynn	419
59	Ellen	410
60	Anne	407
61	Rita	395
61	Suzanne	395
63	Cathy	394
64	Frances	387
65	Victoria	375
66	Jo	372
67	Sally	363
68	Connie	360
68	Constance	360
70	Lois	358
70	Michele	358
72	Maureen	355
73	Diana	345
74	Alice	341
74	Martha	341
76	Lorraine	339
77	Marlene	331
78	Roberta	329
79	Anna	315
80	Joann	312
81	Andrea	310
82	Sheila	305
83	Colleen	301
84	Marcia	299
84	Rosemary	299
86	Marsha	294
86	Valerie	294
88	Doris	290
89	Phyllis	288
89	Vicki	288
91	Jeanne	277
92	Regina	275
92	Sherry	275
94	Katherine	269
95	Laura	263
96	Dolores	260
96	Peggy	260
98	Wendy	252
99	Stephanie	245
100	Teresa	243