Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	817
2	Mary	718
3	Linda	689
4	Debra	640
5	Patricia	539
6	Brenda	454
7	Pamela	444
8	Karen	436
9	Barbara	425
10	Sandra	420
11	Sharon	414
12	Donna	407
13	Susan	359
14	Kathy	354
15	Nancy	328
16	Rebecca	272
17	Connie	267
18	Carolyn	239
19	Joyce	225
20	Cynthia	218
21	Janet	205
22	Elizabeth	199
23	Teresa	198
24	Betty	197
25	Beverly	194

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Diana	194
27	Judy	190
28	Carol	184
29	Judith	171
30	Margaret	161
31	Bonnie	156
32	Vickie	148
33	Cathy	144
34	Sherry	140
34	Shirley	140
36	Vicki	133
37	Cheryl	132
38	Martha	124
39	Janice	119
39	Marilyn	119
39	Sheila	119
42	Marsha	113
42	Wanda	113
44	Kathryn	110
45	Paula	109
45	Peggy	109
45	Robin	109
48	Rita	107
49	Rose	104
50	Ruth	102
51	Helen	99
51	Virginia	99
53	Jo	97
54	Catherine	94
54	Jane	94
56	Rhonda	93
57	Charlotte	92
58	Anita	88
59	Diane	87
60	Darlene	82
60	Frances	82
60	Lois	82
63	Denise	80
63	Phyllis	80
65	Anna	78
66	Sue	74
67	Terry	72
67	Theresa	72
69	Gloria	70
69	Katherine	70
71	Terri	69
72	Doris	68
73	Drema	67
74	Alice	66
74	Dorothy	66
76	Jean	64
76	Victoria	64
78	Jennifer	62
78	Loretta	62
80	Joan	61
80	Laura	61
82	Debbie	60
82	Kathleen	60
82	Roberta	60
82	Shelia	60
86	Christine	57
86	Jacqueline	57
88	Dianna	56
88	Regina	56
88	Sarah	56
88	Wilma	56
92	Sally	53
93	Lisa	50
94	Ellen	48
95	Evelyn	45
96	Suzanne	42
96	Thelma	42
96	Valerie	42
99	Carla	41
99	Marcia	41