Most popular girls’ names in Vermont, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	174
2	Linda	172
3	Susan	154
4	Deborah	101
4	Patricia	101
6	Nancy	94
7	Debra	92
8	Donna	77
9	Barbara	75
10	Pamela	74
11	Diane	70
12	Karen	67
13	Sandra	65
14	Cynthia	64
14	Sharon	64
16	Kathleen	59
17	Brenda	56
18	Carol	52
19	Cheryl	50
20	Elizabeth	48
21	Judith	42
22	Gail	39
23	Jane	38
24	Martha	36
25	Ann	35

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Bonnie	35
27	Jean	33
27	Margaret	33
29	Janet	31
30	Joan	30
31	Christine	29
32	Anne	27
32	Catherine	27
32	Darlene	27
35	Elaine	26
35	Rebecca	26
37	Janice	25
37	Kathy	25
39	Sheila	24
40	Denise	23
40	Paula	23
42	Joanne	22
42	Joyce	22
42	Judy	22
45	Marie	21
45	Marilyn	21
45	Shirley	21
45	Theresa	21
49	Julie	19
49	Kathryn	19
49	Ruth	19
49	Sally	19
53	Diana	18
53	Dorothy	18
53	Jacqueline	18
53	Laura	18
53	Lorraine	18
58	Betty	17
58	Beverly	17
58	Constance	17
58	Ellen	17
58	Gloria	17
58	Lynn	17
58	Marlene	17
58	Valerie	17
66	Carolyn	16
66	Virginia	16
68	Claire	15
68	Dianne	15
68	Katherine	15
68	Marcia	15
68	Maureen	15
68	Suzanne	15
74	Cathy	14
74	Sherry	14
76	Charlene	13
76	Helen	13
76	Sarah	13
79	Candace	12
79	Jeanne	12
79	Roberta	12
79	Rosemary	12
79	Terry	12
79	Wendy	12
85	Alice	11
85	Annette	11
85	Colleen	11
85	June	11
85	Laurie	11
85	Marsha	11
85	Peggy	11
85	Robin	11
85	Rose	11
85	Teresa	11
95	Anita	10
95	Doris	10
95	Frances	10
95	Jill	10
95	Joann	10
95	Louise	10
95	Marjorie	10
95	Melody	10
95	Michele	10
95	Rita	10
95	Stephanie	10
95	Sylvia	10
95	Victoria	10