Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	142
2	Lisa	139
3	Donna	129
4	Susan	125
5	Karen	122
6	Linda	108
7	Deborah	93
8	Patricia	86
9	Sharon	81
10	Robin	76
11	Cynthia	68
12	Carol	67
13	Barbara	66
14	Nancy	65
14	Sandra	65
16	Brenda	63
16	Pamela	63
18	Cheryl	59
19	Kimberly	56
20	Denise	55
21	Teresa	54
22	Kathy	50
23	Kathleen	49
24	Diane	45
24	Michele	45

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Theresa	43
27	Margaret	41
28	Elizabeth	40
28	Michelle	40
30	Debbie	39
30	Debra	39
32	Christine	37
33	Catherine	35
33	Jacqueline	35
35	Laura	34
35	Tina	34
37	Terri	33
38	Diana	31
39	Lori	30
40	Dawn	29
41	Annette	28
41	Cathy	28
41	Cindy	28
41	Janet	28
41	Judith	28
46	Amy	27
46	Kim	27
48	Ann	26
48	Beverly	26
48	Valerie	26
51	Carolyn	25
51	Stephanie	25
53	Jennifer	23
53	Joanne	23
53	Joyce	23
53	Laurie	23
53	Rebecca	23
53	Suzanne	23
59	Bonnie	22
59	Judy	22
59	Sheila	22
59	Tammy	22
63	Darlene	21
63	Kelly	21
63	Paula	21
63	Terry	21
63	Wendy	21
68	Tracy	20
68	Vicki	20
70	Anne	19
70	Beth	19
70	Carla	19
70	Ellen	19
70	Shirley	19
75	Angela	18
75	Jane	18
75	Katherine	18
75	Kathryn	18
75	Leslie	18
75	Lorraine	18
75	Lynn	18
75	Ruth	18
75	Vanessa	18
75	Victoria	18
85	Alice	17
85	Connie	17
85	Regina	17
85	Tracey	17
89	Elaine	16
89	Gail	16
89	Joan	16
89	Rhonda	16
93	Andrea	15
93	Anna	15
93	Penny	15
93	Renee	15
97	Doris	14
97	Julie	14
97	Rose	14
100	Rita	13
100	Veronica	13