Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	183
2	Mary	166
3	Susan	151
4	Karen	144
5	Patricia	143
6	Linda	137
7	Donna	127
8	Cynthia	111
9	Sharon	102
10	Cheryl	91
11	Barbara	88
12	Kathleen	85
13	Carol	83
14	Diane	78
15	Nancy	76
16	Lisa	73
17	Brenda	68
18	Sandra	66
19	Debra	65
20	Elizabeth	63
21	Pamela	61
22	Robin	49
23	Margaret	48
24	Theresa	47
25	Catherine	42

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Denise	40
27	Debbie	37
28	Cindy	36
29	Christine	35
29	Judith	35
29	Laura	35
32	Janet	33
33	Beverly	31
33	Gail	31
33	Kathryn	31
33	Kathy	31
37	Ann	30
37	Kim	30
37	Wanda	30
40	Bonnie	29
40	Joan	29
40	Julie	29
40	Ruth	29
40	Shirley	29
40	Teresa	29
46	Anne	27
46	Terri	27
48	Cathy	26
48	Joyce	26
48	Terry	26
51	Sheila	24
52	Carolyn	22
52	Doris	22
52	Lynn	22
52	Victoria	22
56	Kimberly	21
56	Leslie	21
56	Martha	21
59	Darlene	20
59	Dawn	20
59	Diana	20
59	Ellen	20
63	Helen	18
63	Janice	18
63	Joanne	18
63	Judy	18
63	Michelle	18
63	Rebecca	18
63	Suzanne	18
63	Vicki	18
71	Marianne	17
71	Paula	17
71	Renee	17
74	Anna	16
74	Betty	16
74	Dorothy	16
74	Jane	16
74	Valerie	16
79	Anita	15
79	Elaine	15
79	Jacqueline	15
79	Phyllis	15
79	Stephanie	15
79	Tina	15
85	Beth	14
85	Eileen	14
85	Michele	14
85	Vanessa	14
85	Virginia	14
85	Yvonne	14
91	Andrea	13
91	Charlotte	13
91	Jean	13
91	Katherine	13
91	Lori	13
91	Lynda	13
91	Monica	13
91	Sarah	13
91	Sherry	13
91	Tammy	13