Most popular girls’ names in Utah, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	432
2	Susan	338
3	Mary	230
4	Karen	225
5	Linda	219
6	Pamela	180
7	Patricia	171
8	Deborah	153
9	Kathleen	145
10	Nancy	141
11	Julie	139
12	Janet	134
13	Barbara	133
14	Diane	132
15	Sandra	120
16	Carol	118
17	Rebecca	112
18	Connie	111
19	Christine	109
20	Kathy	98
21	Cheryl	95
22	Cynthia	93
23	Cindy	92
24	Peggy	91
25	Judy	85

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Vickie	84
27	Ann	81
27	Sharon	81
29	Marilyn	77
30	Shauna	76
31	Robyn	74
32	Jo	71
33	Bonnie	68
34	Wendy	67
35	Kathryn	65
35	Vicki	65
37	Colleen	63
38	Janice	62
38	Teresa	62
40	Ruth	60
41	Carolyn	58
41	Jan	58
41	Paula	58
44	Laurie	57
45	Brenda	56
46	Annette	55
47	Suzanne	54
48	Jolene	53
48	Terri	53
50	Joyce	51
51	Debbie	50
51	Laura	50
53	Jill	49
54	Elizabeth	48
54	Lori	48
56	Joan	47
56	Kim	47
56	Leslie	47
56	Marsha	47
60	Denise	46
60	Margaret	46
62	Elaine	45
63	Donna	44
64	Sherry	42
65	Catherine	41
65	Sherrie	41
67	Lisa	39
68	Diana	38
68	Katherine	38
70	Rose	37
70	Terry	37
72	Becky	36
72	Robin	36
74	Jane	35
74	Kristine	35
76	Jean	34
76	Lynette	34
76	Valerie	34
79	Luann	33
80	Sally	32
81	Carla	31
81	Dianne	31
81	Gail	31
81	Holly	31
85	Beverly	30
85	Gloria	30
85	Helen	30
88	Cathy	29
88	Jackie	29
88	Stephanie	29
88	Virginia	29
92	Dixie	28
92	Kay	28
92	Melanie	28
92	Sheila	28
96	Dorothy	27
96	Shirley	27
98	Jana	26
98	Lynda	26
98	Michelle	26
98	Rhonda	26
98	Shelley	26
98	Teri	26