Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	945
2	Debra	930
3	Linda	784
4	Mary	736
5	Deborah	616
6	Patricia	605
7	Karen	577
8	Barbara	467
9	Nancy	453
10	Pamela	451
11	Cynthia	428
12	Kathleen	417
13	Cheryl	406
14	Diane	386
15	Carol	371
16	Sandra	354
17	Teresa	351
18	Janet	327
19	Sharon	281
20	Donna	265
21	Elizabeth	226
22	Rebecca	222
23	Julie	220
24	Kathy	209
25	Lori	207

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	201
27	Gail	195
28	Debbie	194
29	Lisa	193
30	Denise	192
31	Connie	191
31	Margaret	191
33	Laura	188
34	Janice	181
35	Laurie	177
36	Catherine	171
37	Judy	168
38	Kathryn	161
39	Cindy	158
39	Joan	158
39	Katherine	158
42	Vicki	157
43	Paula	153
44	Kim	148
45	Colleen	146
46	Christine	144
47	Ann	143
48	Judith	140
48	Lynn	140
50	Theresa	137
50	Wendy	137
52	Diana	134
52	Terri	134
54	Leslie	131
55	Bonnie	119
56	Peggy	115
56	Terry	115
56	Vickie	115
59	Marilyn	113
60	Kimberly	110
60	Rhonda	110
62	Brenda	105
62	Jane	105
62	Jean	105
65	Joyce	104
66	Cathy	103
67	Beverly	101
68	Michelle	99
68	Shirley	99
70	Sheila	97
70	Sherry	97
72	Sally	95
72	Sheryl	95
72	Virginia	95
75	Carolyn	94
75	Jill	94
77	Marcia	93
78	Betty	90
78	Valerie	90
80	Roberta	89
81	Victoria	84
82	Renee	79
83	Gayle	77
83	Jo	77
85	Anne	76
85	Jan	76
85	Suzanne	76
88	Dawn	75
88	Shelley	75
90	Joanne	74
91	Gloria	73
92	Rose	72
93	Dorothy	71
93	Teri	71
95	Jennifer	70
96	Cheri	69
97	Jacqueline	67
98	Carla	66
98	Darlene	66
98	Helen	66
98	Ruth	66