Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	373
2	Karen	299
3	Lisa	267
4	Patricia	252
4	Sharon	252
6	Susan	250
7	Linda	233
8	Deborah	225
9	Donna	205
10	Pamela	187
11	Cynthia	182
12	Robin	172
13	Jacqueline	161
14	Barbara	153
15	Denise	152
15	Sandra	152
17	Carolyn	147
18	Elizabeth	144
19	Cheryl	140
19	Laura	140
19	Michelle	140
22	Angela	138
23	Brenda	137
24	Carol	136
25	Diane	117

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	116
27	Theresa	114
28	Kathleen	108
28	Teresa	108
30	Margaret	105
31	Nancy	104
32	Debra	103
33	Kathy	97
33	Wanda	97
35	Anne	91
36	Renee	87
37	Kim	86
37	Lori	86
37	Sheila	86
40	Janet	82
40	Kimberly	82
42	Janice	81
42	Jennifer	81
44	Suzanne	76
45	Julie	75
46	Terri	72
47	Tina	68
48	Valerie	67
49	Ann	65
49	Christine	65
51	Maria	62
51	Tammy	62
53	Darlene	61
53	Debbie	61
55	Monica	60
56	Michele	59
57	Stephanie	57
58	Beverly	56
59	Kelly	55
59	Yvette	55
61	Leslie	54
61	Victoria	54
63	Rebecca	53
63	Vanessa	53
65	Regina	52
65	Rhonda	52
67	Paula	51
68	Kathryn	49
69	Amy	48
69	Annette	48
69	Gail	48
69	Joyce	48
73	Ellen	46
73	Katherine	46
73	Tonya	46
73	Tracy	46
73	Wendy	46
78	Helen	45
78	Laurie	45
80	Beth	44
81	Andrea	43
81	Dawn	43
81	Gwendolyn	43
84	Cindy	42
84	Diana	42
84	Jean	42
84	Joan	42
88	Christina	41
88	Lynn	41
88	Ruth	41
91	Bonnie	40
91	Cathy	40
91	Gloria	40
91	Shirley	40
95	Judith	39
95	Judy	39
97	Jackie	38
97	Marie	38
97	Maureen	38
100	Anita	37
100	Carla	37
100	Rita	37
100	Sherry	37