Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	183
2	Mary	154
3	Susan	148
4	Patricia	119
5	Deborah	117
6	Donna	89
7	Nancy	84
8	Carol	76
9	Diane	73
10	Barbara	68
11	Kathleen	65
12	Pamela	60
13	Debra	59
13	Sandra	59
15	Cynthia	51
16	Elizabeth	49
16	Sharon	49
18	Brenda	47
18	Judith	47
20	Karen	45
21	Margaret	44
22	Bonnie	43
23	Gail	42
24	Cheryl	39
25	Jean	37

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	36
27	Suzanne	35
28	Ann	34
29	Jane	33
30	Martha	32
31	Janet	31
31	Joan	31
33	Anne	29
33	Paula	29
35	Sheila	27
35	Theresa	27
37	Darlene	26
37	Joyce	26
39	Catherine	25
39	Joanne	25
41	Elaine	24
41	Judy	24
41	Kathryn	24
41	Lynn	24
41	Marie	24
41	Sally	24
41	Shirley	24
48	Colleen	23
49	Lorraine	22
49	Marilyn	22
51	Carolyn	20
51	Louise	20
53	Diana	18
53	Rebecca	18
55	Janice	17
55	Katherine	17
55	Kathy	17
55	Ruth	17
59	Gloria	16
59	Pauline	16
61	Alice	15
61	Jeanne	15
61	Sherry	15
64	Beverly	14
64	Denise	14
64	Eileen	14
64	Jo	14
64	Laura	14
64	Maureen	14
64	Sylvia	14
71	Betty	13
71	Helen	13
71	Leslie	13
71	Rhonda	13
71	Rose	13
71	Wendy	13
77	Andrea	12
77	Connie	12
77	Dianne	12
77	Dorothy	12
77	Jacqueline	12
77	Jennifer	12
77	Jill	12
77	Marcia	12
77	Michelle	12
77	Norma	12
77	Valerie	12
77	Virginia	12
89	Charlene	11
89	Constance	11
89	Dawn	11
89	Ellen	11
89	Laurie	11
89	Marlene	11
89	Priscilla	11
96	Anna	10
96	Annette	10
96	Evelyn	10
96	Marsha	10
96	Monica	10
96	Peggy	10