Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	166
2	Donna	143
3	Karen	142
4	Susan	136
5	Deborah	121
6	Linda	119
7	Patricia	109
8	Barbara	86
8	Cynthia	86
10	Lisa	84
11	Sharon	82
12	Nancy	80
12	Sandra	80
14	Brenda	71
15	Diane	68
16	Elizabeth	67
17	Carol	63
18	Robin	61
19	Denise	59
19	Kathleen	59
21	Cheryl	55
22	Kathy	50
23	Debra	47
24	Pamela	45
25	Debbie	43

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Janet	43
27	Catherine	41
27	Theresa	41
29	Dawn	34
29	Margaret	34
31	Laura	33
31	Teresa	33
33	Carolyn	31
33	Joanne	31
33	Joyce	31
33	Judy	31
37	Stephanie	28
38	Christine	27
38	Valerie	27
40	Cathy	26
40	Joan	26
40	Lynn	26
40	Michelle	26
44	Ann	25
44	Bonnie	25
44	Jane	25
44	Kim	25
44	Terri	25
49	Anne	24
49	Cindy	24
49	Judith	24
52	Marie	23
52	Terry	23
54	Dorothy	22
54	Julie	22
54	Sheila	22
57	Janice	21
57	Michele	21
57	Ruth	21
57	Victoria	21
57	Wanda	21
62	Darlene	20
62	Diana	20
62	Gail	20
62	Shirley	20
66	Anita	19
66	Elaine	19
66	Jennifer	19
69	Annette	18
69	Beverly	18
69	Lori	18
69	Tammy	18
73	Andrea	17
73	Betty	17
73	Connie	17
73	Rebecca	17
73	Suzanne	17
73	Virginia	17
79	Jacqueline	16
79	Jean	16
79	Joann	16
79	Martha	16
79	Phyllis	16
79	Regina	16
79	Sarah	16
79	Wendy	16
87	Alice	15
87	Helen	15
87	Laurie	15
87	Tina	15
91	Amy	14
91	Ellen	14
91	Kimberly	14
91	Loretta	14
91	Patty	14
91	Paula	14
91	Peggy	14
98	Jill	13
98	Juanita	13
98	Katherine	13
98	Kathryn	13
98	Lois	13
98	Lorraine	13
98	Maureen	13
98	Norma	13
98	Sherry	13
98	Vicki	13