Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	409
2	Deborah	329
3	Patricia	305
4	Susan	297
5	Karen	286
6	Donna	274
7	Linda	272
8	Sharon	244
9	Cynthia	216
10	Pamela	210
11	Cheryl	185
12	Elizabeth	180
13	Barbara	174
14	Denise	172
15	Lisa	157
16	Diane	148
17	Debra	147
18	Carol	140
18	Nancy	140
20	Brenda	131
20	Kathleen	131
22	Robin	129
23	Margaret	127
24	Sandra	125
25	Catherine	119

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Michelle	118
27	Sheila	117
28	Carolyn	110
29	Theresa	106
30	Janet	103
30	Teresa	103
32	Wanda	99
33	Kathy	98
34	Debbie	93
35	Joyce	91
36	Anne	89
37	Angela	86
38	Jacqueline	84
38	Laura	84
40	Darlene	83
41	Kim	80
42	Janice	78
43	Cathy	75
44	Ann	72
45	Renee	70
46	Tina	68
47	Julie	66
47	Leslie	66
47	Valerie	66
50	Christine	65
51	Cindy	63
52	Gail	62
52	Paula	62
54	Anita	61
54	Beverly	61
54	Maria	61
57	Annette	58
57	Joan	58
59	Jennifer	57
60	Kathryn	56
60	Terri	56
62	Lori	54
63	Regina	53
64	Rhonda	52
64	Stephanie	52
64	Victoria	52
67	Gwendolyn	51
68	Andrea	50
68	Rebecca	50
68	Shirley	50
71	Gloria	49
71	Judith	49
71	Phyllis	49
74	Katherine	48
74	Terry	48
76	Amy	47
76	Betty	47
76	Jean	47
76	Veronica	47
80	Diana	46
80	Ellen	46
82	Joanne	45
82	Maureen	45
82	Michele	45
82	Rose	45
86	Kimberly	44
86	Lynn	44
88	Helen	43
88	Jane	43
90	Bonnie	41
90	Wendy	41
92	Dorothy	40
92	Marie	40
92	Suzanne	40
95	Virginia	39
95	Yvonne	39
97	Judy	36
97	Tammy	36
99	Carla	34
99	Connie	34
99	Dana	34
99	Julia	34
99	Ruth	34
99	Sylvia	34