Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,131
2	Lisa	1,035
3	Linda	965
4	Patricia	866
5	Susan	842
6	Cynthia	839
7	Karen	831
8	Donna	755
9	Brenda	754
10	Sandra	716
11	Sharon	674
12	Deborah	656
13	Debra	632
14	Pamela	626
15	Barbara	599
16	Teresa	596
17	Cheryl	495
17	Elizabeth	495
19	Tammy	485
20	Laura	453
21	Nancy	451
22	Debbie	450
23	Robin	448
24	Kathy	438
25	Lori	430

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Angela	419
27	Kimberly	410
28	Carol	394
29	Denise	352
30	Cindy	348
31	Janet	332
32	Carolyn	329
33	Theresa	323
33	Tina	323
35	Julie	317
36	Janice	309
37	Kim	300
37	Wanda	300
39	Jacqueline	288
40	Michelle	285
41	Diane	280
42	Rhonda	277
43	Beverly	268
44	Sheila	265
44	Sherry	265
46	Cathy	259
47	Valerie	253
48	Connie	251
49	Terri	245
50	Catherine	238
50	Kathleen	238
52	Rebecca	235
53	Margaret	228
54	Shirley	225
55	Judy	224
56	Jennifer	215
57	Tracy	202
58	Gloria	198
59	Laurie	197
60	Betty	194
61	Kelly	193
62	Dorothy	190
63	Joyce	182
64	Maria	181
64	Stephanie	181
66	Paula	172
66	Vicki	172
68	Leslie	171
68	Suzanne	171
70	Annette	169
70	Martha	169
70	Melissa	169
73	Anita	168
73	Christine	168
75	Dawn	164
76	Bonnie	160
76	Katherine	160
78	Carla	159
79	Sylvia	156
80	Peggy	154
80	Phyllis	154
82	Wendy	153
83	Melanie	151
84	Belinda	149
84	Darlene	149
84	Jackie	149
87	Michele	147
88	Regina	144
89	Kathryn	143
90	Diana	141
91	Rose	139
92	Gail	137
93	Amy	132
94	Terry	131
95	Frances	128
96	Gwendolyn	127
97	Ann	125
98	Julia	123
98	Lynn	123
98	Vickie	123
98	Victoria	123