Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,200
2	Debra	1,660
3	Susan	1,631
4	Linda	1,236
5	Patricia	1,036
6	Barbara	1,008
7	Nancy	933
8	Kathleen	866
9	Karen	853
10	Diane	822
11	Deborah	755
12	Cynthia	718
13	Sandra	676
14	Cheryl	624
15	Pamela	608
16	Carol	574
17	Jean	499
18	Sharon	455
19	Jane	446
20	Donna	441
21	Christine	430
22	Julie	398
23	Judith	386
24	Janet	383
25	Lynn	370

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	349
27	Joan	340
28	Gail	331
29	Margaret	325
30	Elizabeth	316
31	Bonnie	306
32	Catherine	296
33	Denise	272
34	Kathryn	257
35	Peggy	255
36	Dawn	249
36	Kathy	249
38	Janice	247
39	Vicki	235
40	Kim	223
41	Connie	220
42	Wendy	219
43	Laurie	209
44	Jill	207
45	Laura	200
46	Lori	199
47	Judy	194
48	Robin	192
49	Paula	187
50	Colleen	180
51	Sue	179
51	Theresa	179
53	Debbie	169
53	Rebecca	169
53	Ruth	169
56	Sally	167
57	Jeanne	164
57	Marilyn	164
59	Cindy	162
60	Katherine	161
61	Ellen	160
62	Rose	158
62	Sherry	158
64	Joyce	156
65	Beverly	154
66	Anne	152
67	Kay	150
68	Suzanne	149
69	Darlene	147
69	Rita	147
71	Victoria	143
72	Shirley	142
73	Joanne	139
74	Betty	138
75	Terri	136
76	Jacqueline	134
77	Lisa	130
78	Renee	129
79	Constance	127
79	Sheila	127
81	Marcia	126
82	Cathy	120
83	Gloria	119
84	Teresa	117
84	Terry	117
86	Brenda	115
87	Diana	113
87	Marie	113
89	Beth	112
90	Patti	108
91	Roxanne	106
92	Jennifer	104
92	Kristine	104
92	Lois	104
95	Vickie	103
96	Amy	101
97	Joann	98
98	Carla	93
98	Jo	93
98	Rhonda	93