Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	376
2	Susan	301
3	Linda	249
4	Mary	230
5	Karen	189
6	Barbara	164
7	Patricia	155
8	Nancy	149
9	Pamela	146
10	Diane	145
11	Kathleen	140
12	Deborah	139
13	Julie	137
14	Rebecca	136
15	Christine	132
16	Sandra	121
17	Carol	116
18	Connie	113
19	Janet	112
20	Judy	101
21	Marilyn	99
22	Cynthia	98
23	Kathy	92
24	Sharon	86
25	Peggy	84

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Vickie	80
27	Kathryn	76
28	Colleen	74
29	Paula	72
30	Janice	71
30	Shauna	71
32	Joyce	69
33	Bonnie	66
34	Wendy	64
35	Ann	62
35	Elizabeth	62
37	Cheryl	61
37	Jo	61
39	Carolyn	58
39	Jill	58
41	Laurie	56
42	Brenda	55
42	Cindy	55
42	Jan	55
45	Annette	54
45	Gloria	54
47	Kristine	53
48	Robyn	52
49	Laura	51
49	Margaret	51
51	Leslie	50
52	Denise	49
52	Diana	49
52	Joan	49
52	Marsha	49
56	Suzanne	48
56	Vicki	48
58	Shirley	46
59	Sherrie	45
60	Beverly	43
60	Sherry	43
62	Becky	41
62	Elaine	41
62	Jane	41
62	Michelle	41
62	Sheila	41
62	Teresa	41
68	Marie	40
68	Terry	40
70	Claudia	39
70	Donna	39
72	Jean	38
73	Rose	37
73	Terri	37
75	Cathy	35
75	Ruth	35
77	Debbie	34
77	Katherine	34
77	Robin	34
77	Valerie	34
81	Shelley	33
82	Darlene	32
83	Helen	30
83	Lori	30
85	Alice	29
85	Betty	29
85	Kim	29
88	Catherine	28
88	Lisa	28
88	Louise	28
88	Luann	28
92	Stephanie	27
93	Anne	26
93	Gail	26
93	Gayle	26
93	Irene	26
93	Sherri	26
93	Virginia	26
99	Lynette	25
99	Toni	25