Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,301
2	Linda	837
3	Deborah	799
4	Patricia	784
5	Barbara	682
6	Debra	527
7	Betty	501
7	Brenda	501
9	Sandra	450
10	Cynthia	449
11	Susan	441
12	Shirley	427
13	Nancy	381
14	Carolyn	370
15	Donna	342
16	Kathy	334
17	Pamela	317
18	Elizabeth	310
19	Dorothy	300
20	Gloria	292
21	Janice	288
22	Judy	284
23	Wanda	274
24	Martha	265
25	Karen	260

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	259
27	Joyce	254
28	Sharon	238
29	Rebecca	235
30	Sarah	218
31	Peggy	209
32	Carol	208
32	Teresa	208
34	Diane	199
35	Marilyn	190
36	Janet	189
37	Beverly	184
38	Doris	182
39	Virginia	180
40	Annie	176
41	Frances	174
42	Helen	158
43	Jo	156
44	Catherine	155
45	Cathy	149
46	Vickie	140
47	Rose	139
48	Cheryl	135
49	Gwendolyn	134
50	Sylvia	129
51	Phyllis	128
52	Dianne	127
52	Sherry	127
54	Alice	123
55	Jacqueline	121
56	Rosa	119
57	Rhonda	118
58	Ann	114
59	Evelyn	112
60	Deloris	110
61	Julia	109
62	Laura	107
62	Ruth	107
64	Gail	103
65	Joan	100
66	Connie	99
66	Sheila	99
68	Debbie	97
68	Vivian	97
70	Marie	96
71	Christine	94
72	Lillie	93
73	Katherine	92
74	Ruby	91
75	Jane	90
76	Bonnie	89
76	Theresa	89
78	Patsy	86
79	Geraldine	85
80	Judith	84
80	Rita	84
82	Carrie	83
82	Emma	83
82	Robin	83
85	Mildred	81
85	Paula	81
85	Vicki	81
88	Elaine	80
88	Glenda	80
90	Marsha	79
91	Denise	78
91	Loretta	78
93	Annette	77
94	Janie	75
94	Sara	75
96	Delores	74
97	Ella	73
98	Edna	71
99	Angela	70
99	Louise	70
99	Yvonne	70