Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	909
2	Debra	891
3	Linda	831
4	Mary	789
5	Patricia	684
6	Deborah	674
7	Karen	588
8	Pamela	559
9	Barbara	507
10	Nancy	461
11	Cynthia	456
12	Sandra	403
13	Kathleen	400
14	Cheryl	389
15	Carol	381
16	Janet	359
17	Diane	356
18	Teresa	324
19	Sharon	291
20	Donna	290
21	Rebecca	270
22	Julie	224
23	Elizabeth	219
24	Janice	213
25	Kathy	201

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	198
27	Vicki	195
28	Connie	194
29	Robin	193
30	Kathryn	186
31	Denise	183
32	Gail	182
33	Laurie	175
34	Marilyn	172
35	Judy	169
36	Catherine	164
37	Leslie	163
38	Joan	162
39	Paula	159
40	Judith	157
41	Theresa	156
42	Diana	154
43	Laura	150
44	Peggy	149
45	Christine	147
46	Lori	146
47	Katherine	141
48	Colleen	139
49	Bonnie	138
49	Lynn	138
51	Ann	136
51	Wendy	136
53	Cindy	133
54	Vickie	132
55	Sally	128
56	Terri	127
57	Debbie	121
58	Terry	120
59	Joyce	117
60	Jean	115
60	Shirley	115
62	Jill	113
63	Brenda	112
63	Marcia	112
63	Suzanne	112
66	Beverly	110
67	Cathy	109
68	Carolyn	108
68	Rhonda	108
70	Michelle	106
70	Valerie	106
72	Ruth	104
72	Sherry	104
74	Jane	103
75	Lisa	101
76	Betty	95
77	Victoria	94
78	Roberta	93
79	Jan	91
80	Cheri	89
80	Joanne	89
80	Virginia	89
83	Jennifer	87
84	Gayle	86
84	Sheila	86
86	Martha	85
87	Jo	84
88	Anne	81
89	Jacqueline	80
90	Shelley	79
90	Sheryl	79
92	Constance	76
92	Elaine	76
94	Carla	75
94	Dawn	75
94	Kimberly	75
97	Darlene	73
98	Gloria	72
98	Renee	72
100	Jeanne	69