Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,195
2	Cynthia	1,069
3	Linda	1,063
4	Donna	1,009
5	Patricia	991
6	Susan	947
7	Debra	912
8	Deborah	852
9	Karen	847
10	Barbara	742
11	Brenda	684
12	Sharon	670
13	Lisa	667
14	Pamela	664
15	Sandra	661
16	Cheryl	566
17	Kathy	563
18	Debbie	546
19	Elizabeth	462
20	Teresa	460
21	Nancy	452
22	Carol	411
23	Cindy	410
24	Carolyn	356
25	Diane	353

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	352
27	Tammy	349
28	Beverly	344
29	Laura	340
30	Janet	334
31	Janice	332
32	Denise	319
33	Cathy	313
34	Theresa	312
35	Wanda	306
36	Kimberly	299
37	Julie	295
38	Shirley	282
39	Angela	278
40	Lori	276
41	Valerie	269
42	Rhonda	262
43	Betty	261
44	Sheila	259
45	Catherine	257
45	Kathleen	257
47	Rebecca	255
48	Tina	254
49	Kim	250
50	Judy	241
51	Margaret	238
52	Terri	235
53	Joyce	232
54	Gloria	222
55	Sherry	201
56	Bonnie	200
57	Vicki	196
58	Michelle	193
59	Connie	189
59	Peggy	189
61	Gail	188
61	Martha	188
63	Annette	186
64	Phyllis	185
65	Dawn	183
66	Darlene	181
67	Katherine	180
68	Diana	177
68	Virginia	177
70	Dorothy	174
71	Kathryn	170
72	Paula	167
72	Terry	167
74	Leslie	163
75	Jennifer	157
76	Rose	155
77	Christine	151
78	Lynn	147
79	Gwendolyn	146
80	Laurie	143
81	Suzanne	140
82	Wendy	134
83	Ann	131
84	Sylvia	130
85	Anita	129
85	Jacqueline	129
85	Kelly	129
88	Helen	126
89	Belinda	122
90	Anna	120
91	Marie	119
91	Marilyn	119
93	Stephanie	118
93	Vanessa	118
95	Beth	115
95	Rita	115
97	Alice	113
97	Charlotte	113
97	Joan	113
97	Melanie	113