Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,995
2	Susan	2,876
3	Debra	2,780
4	Karen	2,523
5	Linda	2,504
6	Cynthia	2,373
7	Patricia	2,326
8	Deborah	2,062
9	Nancy	1,893
10	Barbara	1,744
11	Pamela	1,540
12	Donna	1,500
13	Diane	1,491
14	Kathleen	1,483
15	Sharon	1,422
16	Sandra	1,344
17	Carol	1,341
18	Cheryl	1,317
19	Brenda	1,128
20	Cindy	1,016
21	Denise	1,005
22	Janet	1,004
23	Kathy	1,001
24	Laura	997
25	Julie	992

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	928
27	Margaret	797
28	Catherine	777
29	Christine	764
30	Kimberly	759
31	Janice	700
32	Lisa	675
33	Theresa	672
34	Debbie	663
35	Robin	646
36	Judith	617
37	Kim	596
38	Cathy	590
39	Rebecca	569
40	Lynn	560
41	Teresa	549
42	Ann	548
43	Joyce	542
44	Gail	526
45	Lori	525
46	Diana	518
47	Carolyn	502
48	Jean	501
48	Judy	501
50	Paula	472
51	Kathryn	471
52	Jane	444
53	Joan	438
54	Sheila	435
55	Dawn	433
56	Darlene	423
57	Peggy	406
58	Connie	405
59	Vicki	398
60	Beverly	393
61	Rhonda	387
62	Katherine	380
63	Sherry	379
64	Laurie	377
65	Valerie	375
66	Jill	374
66	Michelle	374
68	Shirley	366
69	Bonnie	360
70	Maria	356
71	Rose	355
72	Marilyn	354
73	Victoria	352
74	Betty	340
75	Renee	333
76	Tina	330
77	Maureen	326
78	Leslie	324
79	Jacqueline	318
80	Annette	317
80	Rita	317
82	Sue	313
83	Terri	309
84	Ellen	307
85	Gloria	304
86	Martha	301
87	Ruth	300
88	Vickie	295
88	Wendy	295
90	Jo	293
91	Angela	281
92	Joanne	271
93	Anita	270
94	Beth	269
95	Colleen	268
96	Phyllis	262
97	Anne	259
98	Anna	258
98	Jennifer	258
100	Marie	256