Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	986
2	Mary	824
3	Deborah	805
4	Patricia	665
5	Brenda	655
6	Barbara	544
7	Sharon	501
8	Sandra	434
9	Karen	433
10	Nancy	418
11	Debra	409
12	Donna	400
13	Pamela	351
14	Carolyn	345
15	Rebecca	318
16	Susan	304
17	Kathy	270
18	Carol	268
19	Janet	259
20	Judy	256
21	Betty	250
22	Joyce	244
23	Judith	238
24	Connie	230
25	Elizabeth	215

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diana	202
27	Beverly	199
28	Margaret	187
29	Shirley	177
30	Peggy	168
31	Bonnie	156
32	Cynthia	148
33	Ruth	143
34	Martha	141
35	Vickie	137
36	Cathy	136
37	Kathryn	135
38	Charlotte	134
38	Wanda	134
40	Janice	133
41	Virginia	124
42	Phyllis	122
43	Sheila	119
44	Sherry	115
45	Gloria	113
45	Rita	113
45	Rose	113
48	Alice	111
49	Frances	106
49	Teresa	106
51	Marilyn	104
52	Marsha	101
53	Anna	100
53	Kathleen	100
55	Catherine	98
56	Diane	96
56	Helen	96
56	Jo	96
59	Lois	95
60	Rhonda	93
61	Paula	92
62	Cheryl	91
63	Jane	90
64	Dorothy	85
65	Katherine	84
66	Christine	79
66	Vicki	79
68	Darlene	78
68	Victoria	78
70	Doris	71
71	Patsy	68
72	Jacqueline	67
72	Regina	67
72	Shelia	67
75	Anita	65
75	Ann	65
75	Joan	65
78	Drema	64
78	Ellen	64
80	Wilma	62
81	Laura	61
82	Jean	59
83	Norma	58
84	Loretta	57
85	Jennifer	56
85	Sarah	56
87	Patty	55
88	Roberta	53
89	Delores	52
89	Evelyn	52
89	Theresa	52
92	Charlene	51
92	Sue	51
94	Dianna	50
94	Sally	50
96	Constance	46
97	Glenna	45
98	Denise	41
98	Julia	41
98	Penny	41