Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	442
2	Linda	402
3	Brenda	379
4	Lisa	361
5	Karen	299
5	Sandra	299
7	Donna	293
8	Patricia	291
9	Teresa	280
10	Debra	269
11	Cynthia	258
12	Sharon	255
13	Deborah	234
14	Pamela	231
15	Susan	209
16	Tammy	188
17	Debbie	187
18	Kathy	186
19	Barbara	185
20	Carolyn	173
21	Sherry	166
22	Sheila	165
23	Rhonda	154
24	Angela	153
25	Cheryl	149

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	144
27	Rebecca	143
28	Janice	140
29	Kimberly	137
30	Cindy	136
30	Laura	136
32	Nancy	132
33	Elizabeth	130
34	Connie	128
35	Janet	127
36	Judy	120
36	Robin	120
36	Tina	120
39	Beverly	119
40	Terri	116
41	Betty	115
42	Carol	111
43	Joyce	110
44	Paula	109
45	Carla	103
46	Vickie	101
47	Jacqueline	98
48	Martha	96
49	Marilyn	92
49	Phyllis	92
51	Kim	86
52	Cathy	84
52	Gloria	84
54	Denise	82
54	Wanda	82
56	Diane	80
57	Anita	78
57	Vicki	78
59	Regina	77
60	Charlotte	74
61	Rita	73
62	Shelia	72
63	Dorothy	71
64	Melissa	70
65	Becky	69
65	Julie	69
67	Glenda	67
67	Lori	67
67	Peggy	67
67	Theresa	67
71	Diana	66
72	Margaret	65
73	Evelyn	64
73	Kelly	64
73	Rose	64
76	Doris	63
76	Melinda	63
78	Sarah	60
79	Annette	59
79	Tracy	59
81	Gwendolyn	58
82	Catherine	55
82	Sherri	55
84	Jackie	54
84	Tanya	54
86	Virginia	52
87	Belinda	51
87	Jennifer	51
87	Melanie	51
90	Darlene	50
91	Stephanie	49
92	Dana	48
92	Penny	48
94	Michelle	46
95	Alice	45
95	Julia	45
95	Marsha	45
95	Valerie	45
99	Ann	44
100	Terry	43