Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	670
2	Linda	526
3	Brenda	479
4	Debra	424
5	Deborah	398
6	Patricia	389
7	Donna	326
7	Sharon	326
9	Barbara	320
10	Karen	303
11	Cynthia	299
12	Pamela	283
13	Carolyn	274
14	Sandra	273
15	Kathy	241
15	Teresa	241
17	Susan	238
18	Shirley	218
19	Rebecca	213
20	Betty	199
21	Judy	198
22	Debbie	190
23	Joyce	174
24	Nancy	162
25	Janice	160

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	157
27	Marilyn	153
28	Janet	148
29	Elizabeth	147
30	Beverly	142
31	Sherry	138
32	Sheila	136
33	Vickie	131
34	Cheryl	130
35	Cindy	129
36	Connie	123
36	Rhonda	123
38	Diane	121
39	Lisa	119
39	Vicki	119
41	Martha	118
41	Paula	118
43	Gloria	114
44	Wanda	113
45	Cathy	112
46	Dorothy	110
47	Doris	105
47	Rita	105
49	Peggy	104
50	Phyllis	103
51	Rose	99
52	Margaret	91
53	Glenda	88
54	Charlotte	86
55	Anita	81
56	Laura	80
57	Evelyn	78
57	Jo	78
57	Robin	78
60	Helen	76
60	Terri	76
62	Alice	73
62	Gwendolyn	73
64	Virginia	70
65	Darlene	67
65	Ruby	67
65	Terry	67
68	Annette	66
69	Kathryn	63
70	Theresa	62
70	Tina	62
72	Angela	61
72	Denise	61
74	Belinda	58
74	Diana	58
74	Loretta	58
77	Julie	57
78	Bonnie	56
79	Ruth	55
80	Becky	54
80	Regina	54
82	Marsha	52
83	Katherine	51
84	Catherine	50
84	Frances	50
84	Shelia	50
87	Kim	48
87	Patsy	48
89	Tammy	47
90	Sarah	46
91	Bobbie	45
91	Rosie	45
91	Vicky	45
94	Gail	44
95	Carla	43
95	Julia	43
95	Melissa	43
98	Jacqueline	42
98	Valerie	42
100	Christine	41