Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,723
2	Linda	2,709
3	Debra	2,667
4	Deborah	2,399
5	Patricia	2,202
6	Maria	1,959
7	Cynthia	1,905
8	Susan	1,638
9	Brenda	1,592
10	Donna	1,486
11	Pamela	1,481
12	Karen	1,456
13	Sandra	1,449
14	Barbara	1,407
15	Sharon	1,234
16	Nancy	1,124
17	Rebecca	1,041
18	Elizabeth	973
19	Sylvia	952
20	Gloria	934
21	Carolyn	899
22	Carol	890
23	Kathy	869
24	Janet	855
25	Cheryl	831

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Teresa	825
27	Martha	820
28	Diana	804
29	Rosa	769
30	Judy	761
31	Paula	730
32	Beverly	688
33	Vicki	687
34	Betty	669
35	Yolanda	662
36	Shirley	650
37	Connie	649
38	Janice	646
39	Sherry	636
40	Margaret	611
41	Virginia	602
42	Diane	599
43	Rose	580
44	Laura	550
45	Jo	543
46	Rhonda	537
47	Norma	520
47	Vickie	520
49	Wanda	507
50	Cathy	499
50	Marilyn	499
52	Juanita	494
53	Peggy	490
54	Joyce	484
55	Debbie	483
56	Lisa	482
57	Kathleen	453
58	Irma	432
59	Theresa	426
60	Janie	413
61	Alice	400
61	Glenda	400
63	Denise	398
64	Dorothy	392
65	Kathryn	390
66	Katherine	388
67	Catherine	387
68	Sheila	357
69	Anita	353
70	Guadalupe	347
71	Helen	342
72	Terri	335
73	Rita	333
74	Anna	326
75	Frances	322
76	Irene	320
76	Terry	320
78	Charlotte	299
79	Belinda	294
80	Cindy	287
81	Ruth	281
82	Phyllis	276
83	Ann	271
84	Alicia	270
84	Robin	270
86	Dora	268
86	Doris	268
88	Marsha	262
89	Gwendolyn	256
90	Gail	254
90	Julia	254
92	Judith	252
93	Sarah	247
94	Bonnie	245
94	Carla	245
96	Olga	241
97	Suzanne	238
98	Leticia	237
99	Julie	236
99	Sally	236