Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	435
2	Deborah	373
3	Patricia	340
4	Karen	335
5	Linda	318
6	Susan	268
7	Sharon	265
8	Cynthia	246
9	Barbara	202
10	Donna	200
11	Pamela	190
12	Cheryl	187
13	Elizabeth	177
14	Debra	173
15	Nancy	166
16	Denise	165
17	Lisa	161
18	Diane	159
18	Kathleen	159
20	Carol	144
21	Robin	141
22	Brenda	137
23	Margaret	134
24	Sandra	127
25	Catherine	120

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	118
26	Darlene	118
28	Teresa	111
29	Michelle	107
30	Janet	106
31	Kathy	105
31	Laura	105
33	Joyce	101
34	Sheila	100
35	Theresa	98
36	Ann	96
37	Jacqueline	91
38	Katherine	88
39	Angela	84
39	Debbie	84
41	Valerie	81
42	Wanda	80
43	Christine	79
44	Julie	77
45	Janice	76
46	Renee	73
47	Stephanie	71
48	Anne	70
49	Joan	68
49	Lynn	68
51	Jennifer	66
51	Kathryn	66
53	Gail	64
54	Leslie	63
55	Jean	60
56	Kim	59
56	Michele	59
58	Beverly	58
59	Gloria	57
59	Shirley	57
61	Helen	56
61	Joanne	56
61	Maria	56
61	Terri	56
65	Lori	55
66	Gwendolyn	54
67	Elaine	53
68	Cathy	52
68	Paula	52
70	Terry	50
71	Cindy	48
71	Diana	48
71	Dorothy	48
71	Judith	48
71	Judy	48
76	Jane	46
76	Martha	46
76	Rita	46
79	Julia	45
79	Regina	45
79	Rhonda	45
79	Victoria	45
83	Maureen	44
83	Phyllis	44
83	Veronica	44
86	Amy	42
86	Bonnie	42
86	Jeanne	42
86	Vicki	42
90	Anita	41
90	Rebecca	41
90	Suzanne	41
93	Annette	40
93	Charlene	40
95	Andrea	39
95	Kimberly	39
95	Marie	39
98	Eileen	38
98	Ellen	38
98	Frances	38
98	Tina	38