Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	478
2	Linda	413
3	Donna	403
4	Brenda	378
5	Lisa	359
6	Karen	343
7	Patricia	311
8	Sandra	297
9	Debra	294
10	Cynthia	278
11	Pamela	255
11	Teresa	255
13	Barbara	254
14	Deborah	242
15	Sharon	226
16	Debbie	220
17	Kathy	216
18	Susan	214
19	Tammy	196
20	Carolyn	185
21	Janet	166
21	Rhonda	166
23	Janice	153
24	Betty	152
25	Cindy	151

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Shirley	151
27	Connie	150
27	Sheila	150
29	Beverly	146
30	Joyce	142
31	Sherry	141
32	Elizabeth	140
33	Carol	139
34	Cheryl	138
35	Nancy	127
35	Rebecca	127
37	Angela	124
37	Judy	124
39	Kimberly	121
40	Paula	110
41	Martha	108
41	Robin	108
43	Tina	106
44	Terri	104
45	Phyllis	101
46	Laura	99
46	Wanda	99
48	Melissa	96
49	Cathy	92
49	Marilyn	92
49	Vickie	92
52	Anita	89
53	Annette	88
54	Diane	84
55	Doris	81
55	Rose	81
57	Peggy	79
57	Regina	79
59	Kim	78
59	Rita	78
61	Shelia	77
62	Glenda	75
63	Sarah	73
64	Theresa	72
65	Dorothy	71
65	Julie	71
67	Carla	70
67	Dana	70
69	Charlotte	68
69	Vicki	68
71	Alice	66
72	Becky	64
72	Margaret	64
74	Gloria	63
75	Bonnie	61
76	Ruby	60
77	Jo	59
78	Diana	56
78	Gwendolyn	56
78	Penny	56
78	Terry	56
82	Lori	55
83	Denise	54
83	Virginia	54
85	Kelly	53
85	Loretta	53
85	Tammie	53
88	Jackie	52
88	Melinda	52
90	Belinda	50
90	Bobbie	50
90	Kathryn	50
93	Jacqueline	49
94	Stephanie	48
95	Pam	47
96	Helen	46
97	Katherine	45
97	Tracy	45
99	Evelyn	44
99	Valerie	44