Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,397
2	Susan	1,698
3	Debra	1,607
4	Linda	1,300
5	Barbara	1,155
6	Patricia	1,154
7	Nancy	917
8	Karen	883
9	Kathleen	869
10	Diane	818
11	Deborah	797
12	Sandra	755
13	Cynthia	663
14	Pamela	601
15	Carol	583
16	Jean	497
17	Donna	490
18	Sharon	478
19	Judith	468
20	Cheryl	453
21	Jane	424
22	Christine	392
23	Julie	389
24	Margaret	376
25	Joan	368

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	367
27	Ann	366
28	Lynn	357
29	Gail	340
30	Elizabeth	301
31	Bonnie	292
32	Kathryn	287
33	Janice	275
34	Marilyn	264
35	Catherine	252
36	Vicki	241
37	Peggy	240
38	Denise	223
39	Laura	216
40	Kathy	208
41	Laurie	203
42	Ruth	202
43	Judy	200
44	Sally	198
45	Wendy	197
46	Beverly	193
46	Connie	193
48	Paula	192
49	Jill	191
50	Dawn	185
51	Betty	177
51	Colleen	177
53	Jeanne	170
53	Rebecca	170
55	Sue	169
56	Ellen	167
56	Katherine	167
56	Suzanne	167
59	Joyce	155
60	Jacqueline	153
60	Kay	153
62	Shirley	152
63	Darlene	149
63	Theresa	149
65	Cindy	148
66	Victoria	146
67	Joanne	145
67	Lori	145
69	Rita	139
70	Sherry	134
71	Brenda	132
72	Rose	131
73	Virginia	130
74	Anne	128
75	Diana	127
76	Constance	123
76	Gloria	123
76	Kristine	123
79	Beth	120
80	Lois	119
80	Robin	119
82	Marcia	114
82	Teresa	114
84	Luann	112
85	Terry	109
86	Jo	108
87	Vickie	107
88	Marie	105
89	Joann	103
89	Roxanne	103
91	Lisa	99
92	Carolyn	97
92	Roberta	97
94	Debbie	95
95	Jennifer	93
96	Maureen	92
97	Dorothy	91
97	Rhonda	91
99	Sheila	89
99	Terri	89