Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1958
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,662 |
| 2 | Susan | 2,798 |
| 3 | Karen | 2,481 |
| 4 | Linda | 2,396 |
| 5 | Patricia | 2,212 |
| 6 | Debra | 2,164 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 1,780 |
| 8 | Nancy | 1,734 |
| 9 | Deborah | 1,695 |
| 10 | Pamela | 1,579 |
| 11 | Barbara | 1,519 |
| 12 | Donna | 1,431 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 1,384 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 1,381 |
| 15 | Diane | 1,375 |
| 16 | Sandra | 1,267 |
| 17 | Kathy | 1,265 |
| 18 | Sharon | 1,243 |
| 19 | Julie | 1,239 |
| 20 | Carol | 1,126 |
| 21 | Laura | 1,099 |
| 22 | Debbie | 994 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 994 |
| 24 | Denise | 969 |
| 25 | Brenda | 963 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Janet | 945 |
| 27 | Lisa | 914 |
| 28 | Cindy | 827 |
| 29 | Lori | 794 |
| 30 | Kimberly | 779 |
| 31 | Margaret | 767 |
| 32 | Christine | 743 |
| 33 | Catherine | 726 |
| 34 | Theresa | 677 |
| 35 | Cathy | 654 |
| 36 | Peggy | 630 |
| 37 | Janice | 618 |
| 38 | Teresa | 614 |
| 39 | Lynn | 552 |
| 40 | Kim | 546 |
| 41 | Judy | 537 |
| 41 | Robin | 537 |
| 43 | Carolyn | 536 |
| 44 | Judith | 527 |
| 45 | Diana | 518 |
| 46 | Dawn | 504 |
| 47 | Darlene | 489 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 471 |
| 49 | Rebecca | 455 |
| 50 | Jane | 449 |
| 51 | Tammy | 447 |
| 52 | Gail | 444 |
| 53 | Jean | 442 |
| 54 | Paula | 441 |
| 55 | Michelle | 434 |
| 56 | Ann | 433 |
| 57 | Joyce | 430 |
| 58 | Valerie | 418 |
| 59 | Rhonda | 416 |
| 60 | Vicki | 411 |
| 61 | Joan | 404 |
| 62 | Sheila | 393 |
| 63 | Jill | 388 |
| 64 | Bonnie | 386 |
| 65 | Tina | 385 |
| 66 | Annette | 383 |
| 67 | Shirley | 378 |
| 68 | Terri | 376 |
| 69 | Maria | 374 |
| 70 | Katherine | 371 |
| 71 | Connie | 363 |
| 72 | Laurie | 362 |
| 73 | Maureen | 352 |
| 73 | Sue | 352 |
| 75 | Rita | 348 |
| 75 | Rose | 348 |
| 77 | Ellen | 345 |
| 78 | Beverly | 334 |
| 79 | Sherry | 325 |
| 80 | Beth | 323 |
| 81 | Renee | 296 |
| 82 | Marilyn | 293 |
| 83 | Anita | 290 |
| 84 | Leslie | 289 |
| 85 | Anne | 285 |
| 85 | Betty | 285 |
| 87 | Martha | 280 |
| 87 | Victoria | 280 |
| 89 | Jacqueline | 277 |
| 89 | Ruth | 277 |
| 89 | Vickie | 277 |
| 92 | Angela | 276 |
| 93 | Gloria | 269 |
| 94 | Joanne | 267 |
| 95 | Michele | 259 |
| 95 | Wendy | 259 |
| 97 | Marcia | 257 |
| 98 | Phyllis | 251 |
| 99 | Sally | 249 |
| 100 | Amy | 247 |