Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	385
2	Patricia	339
3	Susan	334
4	Linda	327
5	Mary	300
6	Donna	264
7	Kathleen	242
8	Debra	216
9	Nancy	209
10	Diane	207
10	Karen	207
12	Barbara	167
13	Denise	159
14	Carol	156
15	Elizabeth	122
16	Cynthia	118
17	Cheryl	117
18	Sharon	113
19	Gail	105
19	Sandra	105
21	Paula	95
22	Ann	89
22	Margaret	89
24	Joyce	85
25	Robin	84

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	82
27	Pamela	81
28	Catherine	78
29	Janet	77
29	Joan	77
31	Judith	76
31	Maureen	76
33	Elaine	73
34	Jane	70
35	Joanne	66
36	Christine	65
37	Jean	64
38	Jo	60
39	Anne	57
40	Marie	56
41	Marilyn	53
42	Suzanne	47
43	Lynn	44
44	Beverly	43
45	Marian	39
45	Michelle	39
47	Jeanne	37
47	Kathy	37
47	Rose	37
50	Eileen	36
50	Ellen	36
50	Jacqueline	36
50	Sheila	36
50	Theresa	36
55	Dorothy	35
56	Lorraine	34
56	Michele	34
58	Darlene	33
58	Lisa	33
60	Brenda	32
60	Lori	32
62	Colleen	31
62	Maria	31
64	Dianne	29
64	Laura	29
66	Helen	28
66	Holly	28
66	Lois	28
69	Kathryn	27
69	Leslie	27
69	Louise	27
69	Rebecca	27
73	Gloria	26
74	Charlene	25
74	Claudia	25
74	Katherine	25
74	Laurie	25
74	Wendy	25
79	Carolyn	24
79	Lynne	24
79	Roberta	24
79	Rosemary	24
83	Shirley	22
83	Valerie	22
85	Claire	21
85	Doreen	21
85	Joann	21
85	Lucille	21
85	Norma	21
85	Virginia	21
91	Ruth	20
91	Teresa	20
93	Kim	19
93	Marcia	19
95	Andrea	18
95	Cathy	18
95	Diana	18
95	Frances	18
95	Jennifer	18
95	Sherry	18