Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,241
2	Linda	1,596
3	Susan	1,521
4	Patricia	1,245
5	Barbara	1,233
6	Kathleen	1,087
7	Nancy	955
8	Karen	865
9	Debra	797
10	Sandra	793
11	Deborah	777
12	Christine	776
13	Diane	760
14	Carol	675
15	Judith	580
16	Sharon	568
17	Cynthia	531
18	Donna	496
19	Jane	463
20	Margaret	448
21	Pamela	444
22	Jean	442
23	Cheryl	399
24	Janet	386
25	Bonnie	367

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	343
27	Janice	328
28	Kathryn	320
29	Gail	312
30	Elizabeth	304
31	Ann	295
32	Lynn	288
33	Catherine	274
34	Julie	251
35	Marilyn	230
36	Judy	221
37	Beverly	213
37	Peggy	213
37	Vicki	213
40	Kathy	210
41	Kristine	200
41	Shirley	200
43	Connie	195
44	Ruth	194
45	Sally	187
46	Joyce	186
47	Katherine	185
48	Ellen	184
49	Victoria	174
50	Denise	172
50	Kay	172
52	Darlene	170
53	Betty	169
54	Wendy	168
55	Jeanne	167
56	Suzanne	165
57	Gloria	159
58	Colleen	157
58	Joanne	157
60	Jacqueline	154
61	Rebecca	153
62	Jill	150
63	Virginia	148
64	Lois	146
65	Sue	144
66	Carolyn	142
67	Rita	141
68	Laura	137
69	Paula	135
70	Theresa	134
71	Constance	133
72	Sherry	130
73	Marcia	126
74	Dawn	125
75	Anne	122
75	Rose	122
77	Brenda	112
77	Diana	112
77	Dianne	112
77	Jo	112
81	Marlene	110
82	Joann	106
83	Vickie	105
84	Laurie	104
85	Charlene	101
86	Elaine	100
87	Jennifer	98
88	Dorothy	95
89	Beth	92
90	Marsha	90
91	Helen	89
92	Maureen	88
92	Rhonda	88
94	Marie	87
95	Roberta	86
95	Roxanne	86
97	Teresa	85
98	Sheila	84
99	Martha	83
100	Alice	80
100	Cathy	80