Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	4,082
2	Linda	2,968
3	Deborah	2,787
4	Debra	2,480
5	Patricia	2,334
6	Maria	2,189
7	Cynthia	2,021
8	Susan	1,564
9	Brenda	1,548
10	Sandra	1,482
11	Pamela	1,471
12	Barbara	1,445
13	Karen	1,418
14	Donna	1,404
15	Sharon	1,252
16	Rebecca	1,119
17	Nancy	1,110
18	Gloria	1,032
19	Elizabeth	957
20	Carolyn	941
21	Sylvia	921
22	Carol	894
23	Judy	877
24	Janet	834
25	Martha	811

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	784
27	Diana	762
28	Rosa	739
29	Teresa	713
30	Cheryl	703
31	Beverly	702
32	Paula	697
32	Vicki	697
34	Betty	694
35	Shirley	680
36	Janice	673
37	Yolanda	656
38	Connie	646
39	Diane	637
40	Margaret	635
41	Marilyn	620
42	Sherry	583
43	Rose	557
44	Virginia	542
45	Juanita	527
46	Jo	518
47	Rhonda	510
48	Laura	507
49	Peggy	498
50	Wanda	483
51	Joyce	482
52	Norma	456
53	Kathleen	448
54	Vickie	447
55	Alice	444
56	Kathryn	435
57	Rita	427
58	Janie	419
59	Glenda	417
60	Dorothy	405
61	Theresa	400
62	Katherine	395
63	Cathy	390
64	Catherine	387
65	Irma	382
66	Guadalupe	361
67	Denise	353
68	Marsha	349
69	Frances	346
70	Helen	345
71	Lisa	344
72	Anna	342
73	Sheila	340
74	Charlotte	332
75	Terry	329
76	Judith	310
77	Irene	309
78	Anita	303
78	Doris	303
80	Debbie	301
81	Phyllis	298
82	Terri	281
83	Ann	270
84	Ruth	269
85	Patsy	266
86	Dora	264
87	Evelyn	263
88	Cindy	260
89	Belinda	257
89	Lydia	257
89	Robin	257
92	Julia	255
93	Gwendolyn	252
94	Eva	251
95	Jane	249
95	Margarita	249
97	Sally	247
98	Gail	243
99	Bonnie	240
99	Kay	240
99	Olga	240
99	Suzanne	240