Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,132
2	Susan	1,594
3	Linda	1,506
4	Debra	1,275
5	Barbara	1,210
6	Patricia	1,127
7	Kathleen	937
8	Nancy	927
9	Karen	871
10	Diane	787
11	Deborah	765
12	Sandra	757
13	Cynthia	643
14	Carol	614
15	Pamela	565
16	Christine	563
17	Sharon	522
18	Judith	495
19	Jean	467
20	Donna	454
21	Jane	452
22	Margaret	391
23	Cheryl	382
24	Joan	365
25	Bonnie	353

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lynn	328
27	Gail	326
28	Janet	321
28	Julie	321
30	Elizabeth	297
31	Ann	296
32	Janice	286
32	Kathryn	286
34	Catherine	252
35	Marilyn	244
36	Peggy	239
37	Judy	231
38	Beverly	226
39	Sally	209
40	Vicki	205
41	Joyce	202
42	Kathy	197
43	Shirley	187
44	Jeanne	184
45	Denise	183
46	Paula	179
47	Ellen	173
48	Jacqueline	172
49	Ruth	167
50	Rebecca	166
51	Connie	164
52	Marcia	161
52	Suzanne	161
52	Theresa	161
55	Darlene	160
55	Joanne	160
55	Kristine	160
58	Katherine	158
58	Sue	158
58	Victoria	158
61	Laura	155
62	Betty	154
63	Rita	152
64	Anne	151
64	Jill	151
66	Lois	146
67	Virginia	142
68	Dawn	140
69	Kay	135
70	Colleen	132
70	Wendy	132
72	Brenda	131
73	Constance	127
73	Gloria	127
75	Cindy	119
76	Joann	115
77	Marie	113
78	Rose	111
79	Sherry	110
80	Laurie	108
81	Beth	106
81	Carolyn	106
81	Jo	106
84	Diana	103
85	Roberta	100
86	Alice	99
87	Vickie	97
88	Maureen	96
89	Marlene	95
90	Elaine	94
91	Robin	93
92	Cathy	88
93	Roxanne	84
93	Sheila	84
95	Valerie	83
96	Jennifer	82
97	Dorothy	81
97	Luann	81
97	Teresa	81
100	Rhonda	80