Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	357
2	Linda	336
3	Patricia	326
4	Susan	305
5	Mary	259
6	Donna	244
7	Diane	210
8	Kathleen	198
9	Barbara	189
10	Karen	185
11	Nancy	183
12	Debra	165
13	Carol	161
14	Denise	137
15	Gail	125
16	Cynthia	119
17	Elizabeth	116
18	Sandra	108
19	Paula	107
20	Christine	105
21	Cheryl	102
22	Sharon	101
23	Ann	100
24	Judith	96
25	Joan	95

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Pamela	95
27	Janice	94
28	Joanne	88
29	Margaret	82
30	Janet	79
31	Elaine	69
32	Catherine	66
32	Joyce	66
34	Jane	63
35	Anne	58
36	Maureen	55
37	Jo	54
38	Marilyn	52
38	Suzanne	52
40	Jacqueline	51
41	Jean	45
42	Claudia	44
43	Marie	43
44	Lorraine	42
45	Dorothy	41
45	Jeanne	41
47	Roberta	39
48	Robin	38
49	Joann	37
49	Lynn	37
49	Rosemary	37
52	Carolyn	36
52	Charlene	36
54	Leslie	35
54	Rose	35
56	Beverly	34
56	Louise	34
56	Michelle	34
56	Shirley	34
56	Theresa	34
61	Frances	33
61	Sheila	33
63	Brenda	32
64	Helen	30
65	Dianne	29
65	Eileen	29
65	Ellen	29
65	Katherine	29
65	Kathryn	29
70	Martha	28
71	Darlene	27
71	Wendy	27
73	Gloria	26
73	Kathy	26
73	Paulette	26
73	Virginia	26
77	Cathy	25
77	Colleen	25
77	Michele	25
80	Alice	24
80	Claire	24
80	Judy	24
80	Laura	24
80	Lynne	24
80	Maria	24
86	Marcia	23
87	Anna	22
87	Diana	22
87	Lisa	22
87	Pauline	22
91	Lucille	21
91	Marjorie	21
91	Rita	21
94	Valerie	20
95	Lois	19
95	Norma	19
97	Andrea	18
97	Laurie	18
97	Sally	18
100	Claudette	17
100	Evelyn	17
100	Rebecca	17
100	Ruth	17