Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1960
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,568 |
| 2 | Susan | 2,464 |
| 3 | Karen | 2,201 |
| 4 | Linda | 2,174 |
| 5 | Patricia | 1,985 |
| 6 | Donna | 1,678 |
| 7 | Debra | 1,652 |
| 8 | Lisa | 1,578 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 1,532 |
| 10 | Laura | 1,498 |
| 11 | Nancy | 1,444 |
| 12 | Barbara | 1,374 |
| 13 | Deborah | 1,361 |
| 14 | Sandra | 1,268 |
| 15 | Diane | 1,259 |
| 16 | Pamela | 1,254 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 1,192 |
| 18 | Julie | 1,176 |
| 19 | Lori | 1,174 |
| 20 | Brenda | 1,145 |
| 21 | Sharon | 1,128 |
| 22 | Kathy | 1,085 |
| 23 | Cheryl | 1,075 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 1,073 |
| 25 | Denise | 1,041 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Elizabeth | 1,039 |
| 27 | Carol | 1,038 |
| 28 | Debbie | 943 |
| 29 | Janet | 880 |
| 30 | Cindy | 775 |
| 31 | Teresa | 755 |
| 32 | Dawn | 743 |
| 33 | Margaret | 731 |
| 34 | Theresa | 720 |
| 35 | Christine | 681 |
| 36 | Kim | 673 |
| 37 | Tammy | 665 |
| 38 | Catherine | 634 |
| 39 | Michelle | 599 |
| 40 | Cathy | 580 |
| 41 | Tina | 566 |
| 42 | Janice | 564 |
| 43 | Robin | 552 |
| 44 | Laurie | 519 |
| 45 | Ann | 512 |
| 46 | Diana | 503 |
| 47 | Lynn | 496 |
| 48 | Judy | 489 |
| 49 | Jill | 472 |
| 50 | Connie | 466 |
| 51 | Rhonda | 464 |
| 52 | Paula | 456 |
| 53 | Rebecca | 455 |
| 54 | Jane | 452 |
| 55 | Kelly | 451 |
| 56 | Judith | 447 |
| 56 | Peggy | 447 |
| 58 | Angela | 444 |
| 59 | Carolyn | 440 |
| 60 | Sheila | 430 |
| 61 | Annette | 426 |
| 62 | Terri | 425 |
| 63 | Joyce | 413 |
| 64 | Kathryn | 408 |
| 64 | Sherry | 408 |
| 66 | Valerie | 401 |
| 67 | Jean | 394 |
| 68 | Maria | 392 |
| 69 | Beth | 378 |
| 70 | Beverly | 377 |
| 71 | Renee | 375 |
| 72 | Jennifer | 374 |
| 73 | Joan | 358 |
| 74 | Maureen | 354 |
| 75 | Katherine | 352 |
| 76 | Vicki | 350 |
| 77 | Victoria | 345 |
| 78 | Sue | 342 |
| 79 | Gail | 337 |
| 80 | Ellen | 334 |
| 81 | Bonnie | 331 |
| 82 | Rita | 330 |
| 82 | Wendy | 330 |
| 84 | Jacqueline | 327 |
| 85 | Ruth | 319 |
| 86 | Amy | 314 |
| 87 | Darlene | 306 |
| 88 | Shirley | 303 |
| 89 | Suzanne | 294 |
| 90 | Colleen | 293 |
| 91 | Tracy | 292 |
| 92 | Anita | 285 |
| 93 | Penny | 283 |
| 94 | Anne | 281 |
| 95 | Leslie | 271 |
| 96 | Gloria | 269 |
| 97 | Andrea | 268 |
| 97 | Martha | 268 |
| 99 | Carla | 262 |
| 100 | Joanne | 261 |