Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	895
2	Susan	851
3	Mary	758
4	Debra	753
5	Deborah	744
6	Patricia	739
7	Karen	538
8	Barbara	536
9	Nancy	533
10	Pamela	494
11	Kathleen	466
12	Sandra	423
13	Carol	391
14	Cynthia	387
15	Diane	354
16	Janet	352
17	Sharon	315
18	Donna	294
19	Cheryl	271
20	Christine	270
21	Janice	250
22	Rebecca	233
23	Elizabeth	232
24	Judy	216
25	Teresa	214

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	212
26	Margaret	212
28	Julie	209
29	Marilyn	187
30	Kathryn	186
31	Gail	185
32	Catherine	180
33	Laura	175
34	Kathy	174
35	Vicki	170
36	Connie	166
37	Denise	165
37	Laurie	165
39	Joan	159
39	Robin	159
41	Peggy	158
42	Paula	149
43	Theresa	140
44	Sally	137
45	Ann	134
46	Carolyn	130
46	Katherine	130
48	Leslie	129
49	Beverly	128
50	Diana	127
50	Shirley	127
52	Colleen	124
52	Joyce	124
54	Bonnie	123
55	Gloria	120
56	Lynn	118
57	Cindy	115
58	Marcia	113
58	Wendy	113
60	Jane	107
61	Betty	104
62	Cathy	103
63	Brenda	102
63	Sherry	102
63	Vickie	102
66	Jo	101
67	Victoria	100
68	Debbie	97
69	Joanne	94
69	Roberta	94
71	Lori	93
72	Jill	92
72	Virginia	92
74	Jean	91
75	Ruth	90
75	Suzanne	90
77	Shelley	88
78	Michelle	87
79	Terri	86
80	Sheila	85
81	Cheri	84
82	Martha	83
83	Penny	81
83	Valerie	81
85	Jacqueline	80
86	Rhonda	79
87	Elaine	78
87	Gayle	78
89	Claudia	76
89	Jeanne	76
91	Constance	73
91	Darlene	73
93	Dawn	72
94	Jennifer	71
95	Anita	70
95	Anne	70
97	Renee	69
98	Rita	67
98	Rose	67
98	Terry	67