Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,076
2	Mary	1,002
3	Karen	862
4	Cynthia	847
5	Linda	800
6	Patricia	791
7	Susan	778
8	Deborah	752
9	Sharon	685
10	Brenda	663
11	Donna	648
12	Sandra	634
13	Pamela	632
14	Debra	585
15	Barbara	573
16	Teresa	569
17	Kimberly	538
18	Tammy	525
19	Elizabeth	480
20	Angela	459
21	Lori	454
22	Cheryl	437
23	Robin	428
24	Debbie	413
25	Kathy	396

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tina	393
27	Laura	383
28	Nancy	379
29	Carol	366
30	Cindy	362
31	Janet	340
32	Julie	327
33	Michelle	317
34	Theresa	301
35	Denise	300
36	Jacqueline	295
37	Carolyn	292
38	Rhonda	288
39	Wanda	287
40	Kim	283
41	Jennifer	281
42	Sheila	272
43	Terri	265
44	Diane	262
45	Janice	260
46	Sherry	250
47	Rebecca	247
48	Beverly	243
49	Maria	242
50	Valerie	240
51	Connie	232
52	Kelly	229
53	Catherine	212
54	Margaret	202
55	Shirley	201
56	Tracy	197
57	Laurie	194
58	Bonnie	191
59	Stephanie	190
59	Suzanne	190
61	Cathy	189
61	Gloria	189
63	Kathleen	186
64	Joyce	183
65	Dawn	181
66	Melissa	178
67	Betty	176
67	Judy	176
69	Anita	174
70	Diana	173
70	Regina	173
72	Leslie	172
73	Christine	169
73	Melanie	169
73	Wendy	169
76	Sherri	162
77	Annette	159
78	Vicki	157
79	Carla	156
80	Gwendolyn	155
81	Katherine	152
81	Paula	152
83	Amy	151
84	Dorothy	150
85	Phyllis	148
86	Terry	146
87	Martha	145
88	Melinda	141
88	Michele	141
90	Penny	140
91	Ann	137
92	Virginia	136
93	Gail	135
94	Sylvia	134
95	Sarah	131
96	Belinda	130
97	Darlene	129
97	Peggy	129
99	Renee	125
100	Rose	122
100	Vickie	122