Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,022
2	Susan	832
3	Mary	828
4	Patricia	698
5	Deborah	691
6	Karen	599
7	Barbara	597
8	Kathleen	586
9	Debra	564
10	Nancy	499
11	Pamela	469
12	Sandra	461
13	Carol	406
14	Christine	391
15	Sharon	378
16	Cynthia	364
17	Janet	344
18	Cheryl	301
18	Diane	301
20	Donna	268
21	Margaret	253
22	Janice	243
23	Rebecca	217
24	Judith	216
24	Judy	216

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	209
27	Kathryn	207
28	Teresa	204
29	Marilyn	192
30	Vicki	187
31	Bonnie	178
32	Denise	176
32	Gail	176
34	Connie	173
35	Catherine	169
36	Carolyn	168
37	Kathy	167
38	Joan	161
39	Paula	150
40	Peggy	148
41	Laurie	147
42	Julie	145
43	Colleen	144
43	Diana	144
45	Ann	140
45	Laura	140
47	Katherine	138
48	Beverly	134
49	Vickie	130
50	Jane	128
50	Joyce	128
52	Marcia	127
52	Robin	127
54	Shirley	123
55	Wendy	116
56	Virginia	112
57	Theresa	111
58	Jean	109
58	Sally	109
60	Lynn	107
61	Valerie	106
62	Cathy	104
63	Gloria	103
64	Roberta	100
65	Leslie	99
65	Victoria	99
67	Kristine	98
68	Jacqueline	97
69	Terri	96
70	Anne	95
70	Sherry	95
72	Darlene	92
73	Betty	90
73	Jennifer	90
75	Ruth	88
75	Shelley	88
77	Marsha	87
78	Brenda	85
79	Joanne	80
80	Suzanne	79
81	Gayle	78
81	Kay	78
83	Claudia	75
83	Elaine	75
83	Jill	75
86	Martha	74
87	Sheila	73
88	Dorothy	72
88	Michelle	72
90	Jan	71
91	Charlene	69
91	Cindy	69
93	Jeanne	68
93	Michele	68
95	Janis	67
96	Lynda	65
96	Rhonda	65
98	Anita	64
98	Jo	64
98	Marie	64