Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,253
2	Patricia	1,142
3	Linda	1,124
4	Cynthia	1,071
5	Deborah	1,019
6	Susan	1,002
7	Debra	977
8	Karen	830
9	Barbara	730
10	Donna	697
11	Brenda	679
12	Pamela	667
13	Sandra	635
14	Cheryl	629
15	Sharon	603
16	Kathy	551
17	Lisa	520
18	Nancy	482
19	Teresa	458
20	Carol	456
21	Elizabeth	431
22	Debbie	400
23	Diane	384
24	Janice	372
25	Cindy	366

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	354
27	Theresa	333
28	Beverly	325
29	Laura	324
30	Julie	323
31	Robin	320
32	Shirley	300
33	Janet	298
34	Kathleen	294
35	Catherine	291
36	Joyce	286
37	Denise	280
38	Cathy	267
39	Margaret	265
40	Wanda	264
41	Rebecca	256
42	Gloria	255
43	Betty	247
43	Judy	247
45	Valerie	237
46	Peggy	236
47	Darlene	232
47	Tammy	232
49	Kimberly	220
50	Dorothy	216
51	Lori	214
52	Rhonda	211
53	Angela	208
54	Sheila	205
55	Kim	201
56	Kathryn	200
57	Terri	199
58	Katherine	194
59	Tina	191
60	Martha	189
61	Phyllis	183
62	Bonnie	181
63	Rose	180
64	Paula	178
65	Gail	173
66	Sherry	172
66	Vicki	172
68	Leslie	171
69	Annette	169
70	Connie	167
70	Diana	167
72	Terry	162
73	Gwendolyn	161
74	Jacqueline	153
75	Jennifer	152
75	Michelle	152
77	Lynn	151
77	Marilyn	151
79	Virginia	148
80	Christine	146
81	Sylvia	144
82	Ann	143
83	Anita	142
84	Helen	140
85	Jo	136
86	Belinda	135
87	Alice	133
87	Judith	133
89	Stephanie	130
90	Frances	124
91	Sheryl	123
92	Glenda	119
93	Sarah	118
93	Suzanne	118
95	Julia	117
96	Elaine	116
97	Vickie	115
98	Victoria	113
98	Vivian	113
100	Joan	112