Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,487
2	Mary	1,461
3	Deborah	1,380
4	Patricia	1,127
5	Brenda	1,073
6	Barbara	720
7	Sandra	717
8	Judy	654
9	Kathy	625
10	Donna	595
11	Pamela	579
12	Carolyn	577
13	Debra	575
14	Nancy	557
15	Janice	540
16	Susan	522
17	Betty	516
18	Sharon	497
19	Shirley	438
20	Joyce	412
21	Wanda	409
22	Teresa	405
23	Rebecca	397
24	Karen	386
25	Martha	354

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	346
27	Elizabeth	334
28	Beverly	322
29	Janet	316
30	Peggy	307
31	Cynthia	296
32	Carol	284
33	Sherry	276
34	Marilyn	275
35	Connie	270
36	Phyllis	260
37	Dorothy	256
38	Cathy	242
39	Sheila	238
40	Gloria	222
41	Doris	219
42	Rita	218
43	Virginia	210
44	Vickie	203
45	Patsy	202
46	Glenda	190
47	Helen	188
48	Diane	180
49	Jo	178
50	Charlotte	169
51	Katherine	168
52	Frances	166
53	Vicki	164
54	Paula	162
55	Alice	149
55	Jacqueline	149
57	Judith	146
58	Rhonda	145
59	Catherine	141
60	Anita	140
60	Gwendolyn	140
62	Evelyn	139
63	Bonnie	137
64	Marsha	134
65	Jane	128
66	Sarah	125
67	Shelia	123
68	Rose	122
69	Cheryl	119
70	Ann	118
70	Ruth	118
72	Laura	114
72	Theresa	114
74	Norma	110
74	Ruby	110
76	Lois	108
76	Wilma	108
78	Annie	105
78	Joan	105
80	Anna	103
81	Kathryn	102
82	Gail	101
83	Diana	95
84	Kathleen	93
85	Angela	89
86	Mildred	85
87	Debbie	84
87	Jennifer	84
89	Vivian	81
90	Delores	79
90	Julia	79
90	Regina	79
93	Victoria	77
94	Denise	76
95	Darlene	75
95	Janie	75
95	Unknown	75
98	Edna	73
98	Yvonne	73
100	Clara	72