Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,399
2	Linda	958
3	Patricia	878
4	Deborah	711
5	Barbara	647
6	Brenda	592
7	Betty	543
8	Shirley	473
9	Sandra	429
10	Carolyn	421
11	Susan	410
12	Nancy	378
13	Debra	370
14	Gloria	359
15	Margaret	353
16	Judy	341
17	Elizabeth	322
18	Martha	321
19	Dorothy	305
20	Kathy	296
21	Cynthia	270
22	Joyce	268
23	Janice	263
24	Sarah	254
25	Donna	251

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Annie	246
27	Rebecca	235
28	Wanda	223
29	Peggy	202
30	Karen	200
31	Sharon	196
32	Virginia	195
33	Frances	189
34	Catherine	186
35	Helen	185
36	Diane	183
37	Carol	177
37	Doris	177
39	Pamela	167
40	Jo	155
41	Rosa	154
42	Janet	153
43	Beverly	144
44	Gwendolyn	143
45	Alice	138
45	Evelyn	138
47	Cathy	137
48	Teresa	136
49	Rose	124
50	Sylvia	122
51	Emma	116
51	Ruth	116
53	Patsy	113
53	Phyllis	113
55	Lillie	112
55	Vickie	112
57	Ann	110
57	Jacqueline	110
59	Marilyn	109
59	Ruby	109
59	Willie	109
62	Connie	108
63	Dianne	107
64	Joan	105
64	Katherine	105
66	Deloris	103
66	Julia	103
68	Bonnie	100
69	Laura	98
70	Vivian	97
71	Christine	96
72	Mildred	95
73	Marie	94
74	Delores	93
75	Jane	92
75	Judith	92
77	Louise	88
78	Cheryl	87
79	Elaine	86
80	Gail	84
80	Sara	84
82	Ella	83
82	Kathryn	83
84	Yvonne	82
85	Carrie	80
85	Clara	80
85	Geraldine	80
88	Rhonda	79
89	Lois	77
89	Paula	77
89	Sherry	77
92	Edna	75
92	Janie	75
92	Jean	75
95	Ethel	74
96	Loretta	73
97	Glenda	72
98	Anna	71
98	Marsha	71
100	Thelma	70
100	Unknown	70