Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,105
2	Donna	859
3	Lisa	837
4	Cynthia	820
5	Linda	814
6	Brenda	810
7	Teresa	748
8	Patricia	716
9	Deborah	712
10	Sandra	692
11	Angela	672
12	Pamela	666
13	Susan	631
14	Sharon	588
15	Barbara	576
16	Karen	567
17	Debra	498
18	Kathy	451
18	Tammy	451
20	Wanda	449
21	Cheryl	391
22	Janice	372
23	Debbie	370
24	Carol	365
25	Janet	339

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nancy	338
27	Rhonda	337
28	Cindy	326
29	Carolyn	324
30	Robin	320
31	Elizabeth	319
32	Sherry	317
33	Connie	313
34	Beverly	299
34	Cathy	299
36	Kimberly	288
37	Tina	286
38	Gloria	277
39	Betty	275
40	Sheila	273
41	Laura	272
42	Judy	267
43	Shirley	264
44	Vickie	250
45	Dorothy	237
46	Jacqueline	234
47	Jennifer	229
48	Terri	212
49	Julie	205
49	Martha	205
51	Rebecca	203
52	Joyce	199
53	Margaret	192
53	Melanie	192
55	Denise	188
56	Phyllis	183
57	Glenda	180
57	Lori	180
59	Valerie	174
60	Diane	173
61	Regina	172
62	Anita	168
63	Stephanie	166
64	Gwendolyn	163
64	Kim	163
66	Melissa	161
67	Paula	160
68	Annie	155
68	Jackie	155
70	Carla	154
71	Catherine	153
72	Theresa	149
73	Vicki	148
74	Shelia	145
75	Sarah	144
76	Peggy	142
77	Darlene	140
78	Tracy	138
79	Frances	134
79	Melinda	134
81	Annette	132
81	Michelle	132
83	Virginia	127
84	Rita	126
85	Andrea	124
85	Bonnie	124
85	Helen	124
88	Laurie	123
89	Belinda	119
90	Charlene	117
91	Elaine	116
92	Cassandra	115
92	Sylvia	115
94	Kelly	114
94	Penny	114
96	Vanessa	113
97	Katherine	111
97	Wendy	111
99	Marilyn	110
100	Gail	108