Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,360
2	Linda	863
3	Patricia	771
4	Deborah	688
5	Barbara	669
6	Brenda	593
7	Shirley	483
8	Betty	482
9	Debra	463
10	Sandra	420
11	Carolyn	399
12	Susan	379
13	Nancy	362
14	Elizabeth	361
15	Cynthia	357
16	Margaret	329
17	Janice	293
18	Kathy	291
18	Martha	291
20	Joyce	289
21	Gloria	286
22	Dorothy	283
23	Wanda	268
24	Judy	265
24	Pamela	265

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	258
27	Rebecca	241
28	Annie	234
29	Karen	214
30	Sharon	212
31	Sarah	210
32	Beverly	200
33	Frances	199
34	Catherine	189
34	Doris	189
36	Carol	188
37	Diane	187
38	Helen	167
39	Virginia	166
40	Peggy	162
41	Marilyn	160
42	Cathy	155
43	Janet	152
43	Teresa	152
45	Gwendolyn	141
46	Rosa	139
47	Jo	138
48	Rose	136
49	Dianne	132
50	Alice	128
51	Jacqueline	126
51	Sylvia	126
53	Ruby	125
54	Geraldine	123
55	Phyllis	121
56	Ann	116
57	Evelyn	114
58	Laura	110
59	Jane	109
59	Ruth	109
61	Vickie	107
62	Deloris	105
63	Connie	104
64	Cheryl	102
65	Julia	100
66	Paula	99
67	Elaine	98
68	Vivian	97
69	Annette	96
70	Christine	95
71	Joan	94
71	Lillie	94
73	Willie	92
74	Carrie	91
74	Emma	91
74	Mildred	91
77	Bonnie	90
77	Gail	90
77	Yvonne	90
80	Ella	88
81	Marie	83
81	Patsy	83
83	Sara	82
84	Delores	79
84	Jean	79
84	Katherine	79
84	Kathryn	79
88	Janie	78
89	Rita	77
89	Sherry	77
91	Louise	76
91	Theresa	76
93	Gladys	73
94	Ethel	72
95	Sheila	71
96	Edna	70
97	Vicki	69
98	Angela	68
98	Johnnie	68
100	Audrey	67
100	Debbie	67
100	Judith	67
100	Mae	67