Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,416
2	Mary	1,323
3	Linda	1,316
4	Patricia	1,198
5	Brenda	975
6	Debra	779
7	Barbara	743
8	Donna	725
9	Pamela	708
10	Sandra	677
11	Kathy	634
12	Judy	603
13	Carolyn	557
14	Sharon	552
15	Nancy	525
16	Janice	519
17	Susan	510
18	Teresa	506
19	Betty	442
20	Karen	433
21	Wanda	413
22	Connie	403
23	Rebecca	399
23	Shirley	399
25	Beverly	386

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	380
27	Janet	370
28	Cynthia	356
29	Sherry	336
30	Martha	335
31	Joyce	320
32	Marilyn	307
33	Margaret	304
34	Peggy	289
35	Vickie	274
36	Cathy	269
37	Carol	267
38	Sheila	242
39	Rita	240
40	Dorothy	230
41	Diane	222
42	Phyllis	211
43	Glenda	210
44	Vicki	209
45	Rhonda	203
46	Virginia	195
47	Jo	191
48	Gloria	185
49	Anita	183
50	Patsy	173
51	Helen	172
52	Shelia	162
53	Doris	161
54	Charlotte	160
55	Paula	159
56	Cheryl	156
57	Katherine	150
58	Jacqueline	141
59	Gwendolyn	140
60	Rose	139
61	Alice	136
62	Sarah	134
63	Debbie	133
63	Laura	133
65	Marsha	130
66	Judith	128
67	Jane	125
68	Bonnie	124
69	Theresa	123
70	Gail	122
71	Frances	117
72	Catherine	116
72	Evelyn	116
74	Lisa	115
74	Wilma	115
76	Ann	113
77	Kathryn	105
78	Joan	104
79	Ruby	103
80	Ruth	98
80	Terry	98
82	Norma	96
83	Angela	95
84	Jennifer	93
84	Melissa	93
86	Vivian	92
87	Denise	91
87	Julia	91
87	Lois	91
90	Regina	89
91	Anna	86
91	Darlene	86
93	Sylvia	85
94	Diana	84
95	Robin	82
96	Constance	81
97	Sue	80
98	Emma	78
98	Vanessa	78
100	Bobbie	77
100	Kathleen	77