Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	324
2	Karen	297
3	Donna	296
4	Deborah	270
5	Mary	266
6	Linda	259
7	Patricia	255
8	Debra	228
9	Nancy	211
10	Diane	209
11	Cheryl	195
12	Cynthia	181
13	Kathleen	178
14	Barbara	146
15	Elizabeth	140
16	Denise	126
17	Carol	123
18	Gail	106
19	Ann	101
20	Robin	93
20	Sandra	93
22	Cindy	91
23	Sharon	88
24	Lori	84
25	Pamela	81

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Paula	80
27	Lisa	78
28	Christine	76
29	Judith	75
30	Joan	72
31	Joyce	70
32	Catherine	69
32	Margaret	69
32	Maureen	69
35	Jane	63
36	Brenda	59
36	Marie	59
38	Anne	58
38	Lynn	58
40	Janet	57
40	Joanne	57
42	Kathy	56
43	Doreen	55
44	Jean	52
44	Laurie	52
46	Elaine	48
46	Janice	48
48	Darlene	43
48	Joann	43
50	Jo	42
51	Debbie	41
51	Laura	41
53	Kim	39
54	Carolyn	37
54	Lorraine	37
56	Jeanne	36
56	Theresa	36
58	Rose	34
59	Eileen	33
59	Kathryn	33
59	Suzanne	33
62	Dianne	32
62	Kimberly	32
64	Colleen	31
64	Sheila	31
66	Jacqueline	30
66	Julie	30
66	Leslie	30
66	Michelle	30
66	Rita	30
71	Dawn	29
71	Maria	29
71	Michele	29
71	Teresa	29
75	Cathy	28
75	Valerie	28
77	Dorothy	27
77	Ellen	27
79	Diana	26
79	Shirley	26
81	Lynne	25
82	Katherine	24
83	Beverly	23
83	Holly	23
85	Victoria	22
86	Andrea	21
86	Bonnie	21
86	Roberta	21
86	Wendy	21
90	Louise	20
90	Maryann	20
90	Rhonda	20
93	Judy	19
93	Marianne	19
93	Phyllis	19
96	Alice	18
96	Claire	18
96	Marilyn	18
96	Martha	18
96	Rosemary	18