Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	708
2	Debra	653
3	Mary	625
4	Linda	611
5	Patricia	496
6	Pamela	442
7	Brenda	385
8	Barbara	384
8	Sharon	384
10	Karen	369
11	Donna	363
12	Sandra	359
13	Susan	352
14	Kathy	346
15	Nancy	318
16	Rebecca	291
17	Connie	270
18	Teresa	241
19	Cheryl	207
20	Diana	201
21	Cynthia	197
22	Carolyn	195
23	Janet	190
24	Beverly	181
25	Joyce	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	179
27	Betty	172
28	Cathy	163
29	Elizabeth	154
29	Vickie	154
31	Robin	149
32	Sheila	148
33	Judith	147
34	Judy	142
34	Sherry	142
36	Margaret	138
37	Shirley	119
38	Vicki	118
39	Virginia	111
40	Bonnie	110
40	Peggy	110
42	Rita	106
43	Martha	105
44	Rose	104
45	Diane	102
46	Paula	98
47	Kathryn	97
48	Catherine	96
48	Darlene	96
50	Ruth	93
51	Debbie	91
52	Jo	88
52	Terri	88
54	Denise	87
55	Charlotte	86
55	Marsha	86
57	Anita	83
57	Jane	83
57	Phyllis	83
57	Rhonda	83
61	Terry	81
62	Marilyn	79
62	Wanda	79
64	Janice	78
65	Jennifer	76
66	Katherine	73
67	Doris	72
68	Alice	71
68	Gloria	71
70	Roberta	68
71	Kathleen	65
72	Anna	64
72	Regina	64
74	Lois	63
74	Sue	63
76	Dorothy	62
76	Frances	62
78	Helen	61
78	Theresa	61
80	Sarah	58
80	Shelia	58
82	Loretta	56
83	Laura	55
83	Lisa	55
85	Ellen	52
86	Kimberly	51
86	Victoria	51
88	Jean	49
89	Christine	48
89	Vanessa	48
91	Dianna	47
91	Evelyn	47
91	Tina	47
94	Charlene	46
94	Patty	46
96	Carla	45
97	Joan	42
97	Norma	42
97	Vicky	42
100	Dreama	41
100	Drema	41
100	Jacqueline	41