Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	365
2	Susan	344
3	Linda	323
4	Donna	298
5	Mary	279
6	Patricia	271
7	Debra	260
8	Kathleen	213
9	Karen	206
10	Diane	204
11	Nancy	188
12	Carol	158
13	Denise	155
14	Cheryl	154
15	Barbara	140
16	Elizabeth	119
17	Sandra	118
18	Gail	112
19	Ann	106
20	Cynthia	101
20	Robin	101
22	Paula	100
23	Sharon	95
24	Pamela	90
25	Judith	87

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	79
27	Christine	75
27	Joyce	75
29	Margaret	73
30	Janet	70
31	Maureen	68
32	Janice	67
33	Catherine	65
33	Joanne	65
35	Joan	61
36	Jean	58
36	Marie	58
38	Anne	57
38	Elaine	57
38	Suzanne	57
41	Jo	52
42	Lynn	50
43	Jeanne	48
44	Leslie	45
45	Theresa	44
46	Joann	42
46	Rose	42
48	Lisa	40
49	Brenda	39
50	Beverly	38
50	Dorothy	38
50	Lori	38
53	Ellen	37
54	Sheila	36
54	Valerie	36
56	Laurie	34
57	Darlene	33
57	Roberta	33
59	Charlene	32
59	Dianne	32
61	Jacqueline	31
61	Marilyn	31
61	Michele	31
61	Wendy	31
65	Doreen	30
66	Colleen	29
66	Lorraine	29
68	Bonnie	28
68	Lynne	28
70	Helen	27
70	Victoria	27
72	Katherine	26
72	Kathy	26
72	Marcia	26
72	Martha	26
76	Carolyn	25
76	Cathy	25
76	Eileen	25
76	Kim	25
76	Ruth	25
81	Claudia	24
81	Gloria	24
81	Kathryn	24
81	Rebecca	24
85	Laura	23
85	Phyllis	23
85	Shirley	23
88	Louise	22
88	Pauline	22
90	Dawn	21
90	Lois	21
90	Virginia	21
93	Alice	20
93	Maria	20
93	Michelle	20
96	Betty	19
96	Claire	19
96	Frances	19
96	Teresa	19
100	Debora	18
100	Holly	18