Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,302
2	Mary	1,283
3	Patricia	1,151
4	Linda	1,114
5	Debra	895
6	Brenda	871
7	Pamela	695
8	Kathy	686
9	Sandra	676
10	Teresa	663
11	Donna	638
12	Barbara	601
13	Sharon	544
14	Karen	531
15	Susan	518
16	Judy	500
17	Janice	489
18	Cynthia	463
19	Carolyn	455
20	Nancy	442
21	Betty	402
22	Connie	386
23	Shirley	381
24	Janet	362
25	Wanda	360

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	357
27	Sherry	344
28	Elizabeth	324
29	Martha	323
30	Carol	322
31	Joyce	317
32	Beverly	312
33	Vickie	300
34	Margaret	281
35	Cathy	279
36	Marilyn	272
37	Sheila	252
38	Debbie	250
38	Dorothy	250
40	Peggy	241
41	Cheryl	240
42	Rita	236
43	Diane	227
44	Vicki	225
45	Phyllis	202
46	Rhonda	195
47	Glenda	194
48	Paula	190
49	Jo	186
50	Gloria	183
51	Anita	173
52	Charlotte	170
53	Jacqueline	167
54	Doris	159
55	Lisa	153
56	Helen	152
57	Patsy	150
58	Katherine	149
59	Shelia	147
60	Frances	146
60	Rose	146
62	Virginia	141
63	Angela	137
64	Catherine	134
65	Bonnie	132
66	Theresa	131
67	Laura	129
68	Sarah	125
69	Robin	123
69	Terry	123
71	Ann	122
72	Alice	119
73	Gwendolyn	117
73	Marsha	117
75	Evelyn	114
75	Melissa	114
77	Jane	113
78	Judith	111
79	Denise	109
79	Ruth	109
81	Gail	101
81	Julia	101
83	Joan	97
84	Kathryn	95
85	Darlene	94
85	Regina	94
85	Wilma	94
88	Anna	93
88	Vivian	93
90	Jennifer	90
91	Annie	88
92	Janie	85
93	Terri	84
94	Ruby	81
95	Loretta	78
95	Vicky	78
97	Norma	77
97	Sylvia	77
99	Diana	76
99	Vanessa	76