Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,453
2	Deborah	1,172
3	Linda	1,115
4	Patricia	1,010
5	Cynthia	969
6	Brenda	905
7	Debra	898
8	Susan	794
9	Barbara	761
10	Kathy	679
11	Donna	656
12	Sandra	643
13	Pamela	638
14	Karen	633
15	Sharon	617
16	Wanda	538
17	Teresa	531
18	Janice	513
19	Shirley	480
20	Betty	452
21	Cheryl	445
22	Nancy	437
23	Carol	434
24	Carolyn	428
25	Elizabeth	392

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cathy	389
27	Judy	368
28	Angela	361
29	Beverly	354
30	Gloria	350
31	Debbie	349
32	Vickie	341
33	Janet	321
34	Martha	300
35	Joyce	293
36	Dorothy	290
37	Rebecca	288
38	Lisa	276
39	Sheila	273
40	Diane	264
41	Connie	260
42	Margaret	253
43	Cindy	252
43	Rhonda	252
45	Phyllis	246
46	Sherry	244
47	Gwendolyn	239
47	Robin	239
49	Vicki	238
50	Annie	230
51	Peggy	226
52	Laura	215
53	Catherine	210
54	Virginia	200
55	Denise	196
56	Sarah	195
57	Gail	185
58	Glenda	182
59	Julie	180
60	Terri	174
61	Anita	170
62	Rose	167
63	Marilyn	158
64	Theresa	156
65	Sylvia	155
66	Jo	153
67	Bonnie	149
67	Frances	149
69	Rita	148
70	Elaine	147
70	Paula	147
70	Shelia	147
73	Jacqueline	145
74	Helen	144
75	Dianne	142
75	Jennifer	142
77	Katherine	131
78	Kathryn	130
78	Patsy	130
80	Tina	126
81	Valerie	125
82	Annette	123
83	Charlotte	122
84	Alice	121
84	Evelyn	121
84	Vivian	121
87	Ann	120
87	Darlene	120
87	Jan	120
90	Julia	119
90	Kim	119
92	Ruby	118
93	Rosa	110
94	Terry	108
95	Joy	107
95	Melanie	107
97	Yvonne	106
98	Marie	103
98	Marsha	103
100	Doris	102
100	Willie	102