Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,020
2	Lisa	951
3	Cynthia	819
4	Donna	771
5	Linda	756
6	Angela	722
7	Patricia	692
8	Sandra	688
9	Brenda	686
10	Teresa	675
11	Deborah	661
12	Pamela	642
13	Sharon	634
14	Susan	617
15	Karen	594
16	Barbara	518
17	Tammy	493
18	Debra	469
19	Kathy	426
20	Janice	412
21	Wanda	391
22	Elizabeth	385
23	Tina	357
24	Kimberly	348
25	Rhonda	347

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sherry	346
27	Connie	338
27	Debbie	338
29	Cheryl	333
30	Robin	332
31	Cindy	325
32	Janet	310
33	Sheila	300
34	Nancy	298
35	Carolyn	297
36	Jennifer	289
37	Beverly	285
38	Laura	273
39	Carol	267
40	Gloria	257
41	Shirley	256
42	Betty	241
43	Jacqueline	236
44	Judy	234
45	Vickie	231
46	Terri	230
47	Cathy	227
48	Lori	213
49	Martha	212
50	Julie	209
50	Melissa	209
52	Kim	206
53	Melanie	203
54	Phyllis	194
55	Rebecca	191
56	Margaret	190
57	Tracy	188
58	Denise	180
59	Regina	179
60	Joyce	165
60	Shelia	165
62	Carla	164
63	Catherine	163
63	Dorothy	163
63	Glenda	163
66	Michelle	162
66	Valerie	162
68	Annie	159
69	Anita	156
70	Diane	155
71	Gwendolyn	154
71	Sarah	154
73	Stephanie	151
74	Sherri	146
74	Virginia	146
76	Penny	145
77	Bonnie	144
78	Melinda	140
79	Paula	139
80	Vicki	137
81	Kelly	135
82	Peggy	134
83	Annette	133
84	Jackie	131
85	Laurie	130
85	Sylvia	130
87	Charlotte	128
88	Marilyn	124
88	Theresa	124
90	Cassandra	123
91	Belinda	122
92	Gina	121
93	Sonya	119
94	Amy	117
95	Lynn	115
96	Darlene	110
96	Tonya	110
98	Katherine	105
98	Vanessa	105
100	Frances	104
100	Leslie	104