Most popular girls’ names in Alaska, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	61
2	Karen	56
3	Debra	52
4	Linda	51
5	Donna	47
5	Patricia	47
7	Susan	46
8	Pamela	44
9	Lisa	43
9	Sharon	43
11	Cynthia	42
12	Nancy	41
13	Cheryl	36
14	Kathy	35
15	Barbara	33
15	Deborah	33
15	Kathleen	33
18	Margaret	32
19	Elizabeth	31
19	Julie	31
19	Teresa	31
22	Carol	29
22	Laura	29
22	Sandra	29
25	Cindy	27

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kimberly	26
26	Theresa	26
28	Lori	25
29	Diane	23
29	Michelle	23
31	Debbie	22
31	Helen	22
33	Connie	21
33	Diana	21
33	Tina	21
33	Virginia	21
37	Brenda	20
37	Janice	20
37	Judy	20
37	Rebecca	20
41	Dorothy	19
41	Kelly	19
41	Kim	19
41	Tammy	19
45	Denise	18
46	Catherine	17
46	Darlene	17
46	Laurie	17
46	Leslie	17
46	Valerie	17
51	Ruth	16
51	Shirley	16
51	Vicki	16
54	Dawn	15
54	Ellen	15
54	Janet	15
54	Robin	15
58	Arlene	14
58	Marie	14
58	Renee	14
61	Angela	13
61	Anna	13
61	Carolyn	13
61	Evelyn	13
61	Julia	13
61	Katherine	13
61	Kathryn	13
61	Rose	13
61	Sarah	13
61	Terry	13
71	Ann	12
71	Christine	12
71	Joyce	12
71	Rita	12
71	Sally	12
71	Sherry	12
77	Bonnie	11
77	Cathy	11
77	Jean	11
77	Joanne	11
77	Judith	11
77	Martha	11
77	Norma	11
77	Penny	11
77	Terri	11
86	Paula	10
86	Ramona	10
86	Wanda	10
89	Annette	9
89	Bernice	9
89	Betty	9
89	Jennifer	9
89	Lillian	9
89	Lorraine	9
89	Maria	9
89	Marilyn	9
89	Patti	9
89	Rhonda	9
99	Alice	8
99	Audrey	8
99	Becky	8
99	Beverly	8
99	Colleen	8
99	Elaine	8
99	Grace	8
99	Irene	8
99	Jane	8
99	Joan	8
99	Regina	8
99	Tamara	8
99	Victoria	8