Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,240
2	Deborah	1,177
3	Linda	1,176
4	Cynthia	1,151
5	Patricia	1,091
6	Debra	1,057
7	Susan	960
8	Karen	776
9	Barbara	744
10	Brenda	727
11	Sharon	720
12	Donna	622
13	Sandra	614
14	Pamela	586
15	Nancy	547
16	Cheryl	488
17	Kathy	465
18	Carol	456
19	Elizabeth	431
20	Teresa	415
21	Carolyn	381
22	Cindy	378
23	Lisa	375
24	Diane	370
25	Janice	367

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	358
27	Janet	353
28	Robin	332
29	Wanda	303
30	Betty	289
31	Theresa	284
32	Beverly	277
32	Catherine	277
32	Joyce	277
35	Gloria	274
36	Laura	271
37	Kathleen	262
37	Margaret	262
39	Debbie	259
40	Rebecca	255
41	Julie	249
42	Denise	248
43	Gail	242
44	Martha	240
45	Dorothy	235
45	Kim	235
47	Cathy	232
48	Judy	217
49	Valerie	215
50	Vicki	212
51	Sheila	206
52	Katherine	205
53	Rhonda	199
54	Darlene	195
55	Kathryn	194
56	Kimberly	193
57	Terri	192
58	Sherry	183
59	Paula	181
60	Virginia	180
61	Angela	179
61	Gwendolyn	179
63	Bonnie	172
64	Connie	169
65	Rose	168
66	Jacqueline	162
67	Phyllis	161
67	Sylvia	161
69	Jo	159
70	Judith	158
71	Diana	157
72	Helen	153
73	Anita	152
73	Lynn	152
75	Tina	147
76	Terry	143
77	Marilyn	142
78	Peggy	141
78	Victoria	141
80	Leslie	138
80	Lori	138
82	Christine	136
83	Jane	134
84	Jennifer	132
84	Joan	132
86	Evelyn	130
87	Ann	129
87	Sarah	129
89	Vickie	126
90	Alice	125
90	Annette	125
92	Frances	120
93	Belinda	117
94	Glenda	116
94	Laurie	116
94	Sheryl	116
97	Charlotte	114
98	Ruth	112
99	Suzanne	108
100	Julia	106