Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	798
2	Deborah	765
2	Mary	765
4	Patricia	636
5	Brenda	524
6	Debra	499
7	Barbara	470
8	Sharon	458
9	Karen	422
10	Sandra	401
11	Pamela	385
12	Donna	382
13	Nancy	358
14	Susan	348
15	Kathy	318
16	Rebecca	280
17	Carolyn	243
18	Joyce	239
19	Judy	221
20	Diana	217
21	Betty	214
22	Carol	209
23	Janet	205
24	Connie	200
25	Cynthia	196

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	191
27	Elizabeth	190
28	Margaret	177
29	Judith	172
30	Cathy	163
31	Shirley	161
32	Teresa	151
33	Bonnie	146
34	Vickie	142
35	Wanda	136
36	Martha	134
37	Rose	125
38	Catherine	124
39	Peggy	122
40	Sheila	113
41	Kathryn	112
42	Janice	110
42	Virginia	110
44	Paula	108
45	Sherry	107
46	Ruth	106
47	Charlotte	104
47	Marsha	104
49	Jo	99
50	Jane	98
51	Helen	97
51	Marilyn	97
51	Phyllis	97
54	Cheryl	95
54	Rita	95
56	Vicki	94
57	Rhonda	90
58	Diane	89
59	Frances	85
60	Gloria	80
61	Darlene	79
61	Lois	79
63	Anita	77
63	Anna	77
65	Wilma	74
66	Kathleen	73
67	Alice	72
67	Katherine	72
69	Victoria	71
70	Patty	69
71	Jacqueline	68
72	Dorothy	67
72	Drema	67
74	Sue	65
75	Denise	64
76	Ellen	63
77	Christine	62
77	Regina	62
77	Shelia	62
80	Loretta	61
81	Roberta	57
82	Ann	56
82	Doris	56
84	Debbie	55
84	Evelyn	55
86	Robin	54
87	Joan	53
88	Jean	52
89	Sally	51
90	Julia	49
90	Norma	49
90	Sarah	49
93	Charlene	48
93	Constance	48
93	Jennifer	48
93	Laura	48
93	Mildred	48
98	Belinda	47
99	Dianna	46
99	Marcia	46