Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	550
2	Linda	488
3	Brenda	399
4	Patricia	372
5	Debra	353
6	Deborah	325
7	Karen	322
8	Barbara	311
9	Kathy	308
10	Donna	301
11	Sandra	291
12	Cynthia	289
13	Pamela	280
14	Sharon	267
15	Susan	238
16	Carolyn	231
17	Debbie	217
18	Teresa	205
19	Judy	192
20	Lisa	184
21	Shirley	179
22	Rebecca	173
23	Joyce	168
24	Janet	160
25	Betty	159

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nancy	156
27	Elizabeth	153
28	Cheryl	150
29	Carol	147
30	Janice	137
31	Connie	134
32	Peggy	132
33	Sheila	129
34	Sherry	125
34	Tammy	125
36	Phyllis	122
37	Paula	121
38	Marilyn	120
38	Vickie	120
40	Cindy	117
40	Rhonda	117
42	Cathy	116
42	Dorothy	116
44	Beverly	112
45	Rita	104
46	Martha	99
47	Wanda	98
48	Terri	92
49	Annette	91
50	Diane	90
51	Laura	87
52	Anita	86
52	Vicki	86
54	Jo	85
55	Rose	84
56	Diana	83
57	Margaret	82
58	Glenda	81
59	Gloria	79
60	Darlene	73
60	Doris	73
60	Terry	73
63	Regina	72
64	Julie	70
65	Becky	67
65	Robin	67
67	Charlotte	63
67	Melissa	63
69	Shelia	62
69	Virginia	62
71	Helen	61
72	Alice	59
72	Angela	59
72	Tina	59
75	Kim	58
75	Theresa	58
77	Ruby	57
78	Catherine	56
79	Kimberly	54
79	Loretta	54
79	Marsha	54
82	Bobbie	53
82	Frances	53
84	Sarah	52
85	Denise	51
85	Julia	51
87	Gail	50
88	Carla	49
89	Bonnie	47
89	Kathryn	47
91	Gwendolyn	46
92	Jane	45
93	Evelyn	44
93	Leslie	44
95	Dianne	41
95	Jackie	41
97	Ann	40
97	Kathleen	40
97	Patti	40
100	Valerie	39
100	Vivian	39