Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	352
2	Patricia	334
3	Deborah	332
4	Susan	276
5	Donna	274
6	Mary	250
7	Kathleen	227
8	Nancy	203
9	Barbara	184
10	Diane	177
11	Carol	174
12	Karen	166
13	Denise	164
14	Christine	153
15	Elizabeth	136
16	Gail	123
17	Cheryl	106
17	Cynthia	106
17	Judith	106
20	Sandra	104
21	Joan	98
22	Margaret	95
23	Janice	94
24	Debra	93
25	Sharon	92

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Paula	91
27	Joyce	82
28	Janet	80
29	Ann	78
29	Pamela	78
31	Catherine	77
32	Jane	68
33	Anne	67
33	Elaine	67
33	Joanne	67
33	Maureen	67
33	Suzanne	67
38	Marilyn	66
39	Beverly	49
39	Jean	49
41	Ellen	46
42	Marie	45
43	Claudia	43
43	Shirley	43
45	Jeanne	42
45	Lorraine	42
47	Jo	41
48	Carolyn	40
48	Jacqueline	40
50	Brenda	38
51	Dorothy	37
52	Robin	35
52	Theresa	35
54	Rose	34
55	Gloria	33
55	Judy	33
55	Leslie	33
55	Michele	33
59	Louise	31
60	Kathryn	30
60	Kathy	30
60	Lynn	30
63	Marcia	29
63	Rebecca	29
65	Bonnie	28
65	Eileen	28
65	Frances	28
65	Helen	28
65	Virginia	28
70	Claire	27
70	Roberta	27
72	Cathy	26
72	Charlene	26
72	Dianne	26
72	Joann	26
72	Maria	26
72	Rosemary	26
72	Sheila	26
79	Laura	25
79	Norma	25
81	Alice	24
82	Diana	23
82	Paulette	23
82	Ruth	23
85	Betty	22
85	Katherine	22
85	Martha	22
85	Michelle	22
85	Rita	22
90	Constance	21
90	Lois	21
90	Lynne	21
93	Arlene	20
93	June	20
93	Lucille	20
96	Andrea	19
96	Angela	19
96	Colleen	19
96	Doris	19
96	Irene	19
96	Laurie	19
96	Pauline	19