Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	4,159
2	Linda	3,451
3	Deborah	2,834
4	Patricia	2,443
5	Maria	2,300
6	Debra	2,126
7	Cynthia	1,793
8	Brenda	1,598
9	Barbara	1,552
10	Pamela	1,468
11	Susan	1,462
12	Sandra	1,403
13	Sharon	1,320
14	Donna	1,315
15	Karen	1,283
16	Nancy	1,166
17	Rebecca	1,151
18	Gloria	1,043
19	Carolyn	1,025
20	Judy	981
21	Elizabeth	913
22	Carol	864
23	Janet	850
24	Kathy	848
25	Sylvia	837

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	824
27	Paula	782
28	Betty	763
29	Beverly	753
30	Janice	748
31	Shirley	742
32	Yolanda	716
33	Rosa	715
34	Margaret	708
35	Diana	671
36	Teresa	648
37	Marilyn	617
38	Virginia	607
39	Connie	599
40	Joyce	588
41	Vicki	584
42	Juanita	574
43	Diane	563
44	Peggy	548
45	Jo	528
46	Sherry	522
47	Kathleen	494
48	Rose	485
49	Wanda	481
50	Kathryn	480
51	Cheryl	467
52	Cathy	465
53	Janie	457
54	Alice	450
55	Dorothy	437
55	Rhonda	437
57	Laura	435
58	Frances	430
59	Norma	423
60	Glenda	421
61	Rita	406
62	Guadalupe	384
63	Helen	379
64	Catherine	371
65	Vickie	366
66	Irma	365
67	Doris	350
68	Anita	345
69	Katherine	340
70	Charlotte	329
71	Marsha	327
72	Denise	313
73	Theresa	308
74	Sheila	306
75	Irene	305
76	Ann	304
77	Patsy	299
78	Jane	293
78	Judith	293
80	Anna	285
80	Bonnie	285
82	Phyllis	284
83	Ruth	281
84	Gwendolyn	271
85	Belinda	268
86	Dora	265
87	Carmen	253
87	Lydia	253
89	Alicia	249
89	Margarita	249
91	Gail	248
92	Jacqueline	247
93	Julia	244
94	Christine	242
95	Eva	237
96	Darlene	235
96	Terry	235
98	Dolores	233
98	Evelyn	233
98	Ruby	233