Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	450
2	Karen	314
3	Mary	251
4	Angela	234
5	Kimberly	218
6	Susan	189
7	Michelle	185
8	Deborah	171
9	Patricia	167
10	Sharon	166
11	Cynthia	150
12	Pamela	149
13	Elizabeth	140
14	Donna	139
15	Laura	130
16	Linda	121
17	Denise	120
18	Cheryl	111
18	Robin	111
20	Jacqueline	109
21	Christine	106
21	Jennifer	106
23	Stephanie	105
24	Monica	103
25	Kim	101

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Theresa	93
27	Dawn	89
28	Maria	88
29	Tracy	87
30	Catherine	83
30	Sandra	83
32	Barbara	81
32	Kathleen	81
32	Teresa	81
35	Wendy	78
36	Julie	74
36	Margaret	74
38	Michele	73
38	Renee	73
40	Carolyn	72
40	Kelly	72
42	Rhonda	71
42	Wanda	71
44	Nancy	70
45	Tina	69
46	Brenda	66
47	Tammy	65
47	Tracey	65
49	Andrea	64
49	Debra	64
51	Amy	62
52	Carol	61
53	Anne	58
53	Katherine	58
53	Tonya	58
56	Sheila	57
57	Valerie	55
57	Yvette	55
59	Paula	54
60	Diane	53
61	Christina	52
62	Melissa	51
62	Rebecca	51
64	Crystal	48
65	Lori	46
65	Victoria	46
67	Leslie	45
67	Suzanne	45
69	Ann	44
69	Annette	44
69	Darlene	44
72	Janice	42
72	Tanya	42
74	Martha	41
75	Anita	40
75	Dana	40
75	Janet	40
78	Kathy	39
79	Monique	38
79	Sarah	38
79	Stacey	38
79	Yolanda	38
83	Gina	37
83	Terri	37
83	Veronica	37
86	Beth	36
86	Carla	36
86	Maureen	36
86	Regina	36
86	Sherry	36
91	Debbie	35
91	Diana	35
91	Joyce	35
91	Kathryn	35
91	Marie	35
96	Jill	34
97	Charlene	33
98	Felicia	32
98	Laurie	32
100	Beverly	31
100	Shirley	31