Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,155
2	Susan	2,365
3	Lisa	2,173
4	Linda	2,165
5	Karen	2,030
6	Patricia	1,642
7	Laura	1,511
8	Donna	1,467
9	Cynthia	1,422
10	Deborah	1,371
11	Sandra	1,342
12	Nancy	1,341
13	Debra	1,340
14	Barbara	1,291
15	Lori	1,266
16	Julie	1,259
17	Pamela	1,243
18	Kathleen	1,166
19	Kimberly	1,133
20	Sharon	1,119
21	Cheryl	1,081
22	Diane	1,079
23	Brenda	1,066
24	Elizabeth	1,024
25	Denise	1,008

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	977
27	Kathy	923
28	Janet	889
29	Dawn	810
30	Teresa	807
31	Debbie	804
32	Michelle	786
33	Christine	764
34	Margaret	715
35	Tammy	714
36	Cindy	686
37	Robin	646
38	Jacqueline	645
39	Theresa	624
40	Catherine	611
41	Tina	596
42	Angela	568
43	Carolyn	559
44	Kim	546
45	Kelly	533
46	Janice	527
47	Laurie	526
48	Rhonda	516
49	Cathy	510
50	Rebecca	494
51	Lynn	481
52	Ann	464
53	Jennifer	462
54	Jill	449
55	Diana	447
56	Beth	444
57	Connie	436
58	Jane	418
58	Judith	418
60	Paula	417
61	Sheila	416
62	Maria	413
63	Renee	406
64	Jean	388
65	Sherry	387
66	Terri	386
67	Joyce	384
68	Judy	377
68	Wendy	377
70	Kathryn	375
71	Valerie	356
72	Gail	354
73	Peggy	353
73	Tracy	353
75	Amy	348
76	Annette	344
77	Vicki	343
78	Maureen	337
79	Michele	328
80	Joan	325
81	Katherine	319
82	Anne	316
83	Carla	314
83	Ellen	314
85	Suzanne	310
86	Colleen	308
87	Victoria	302
88	Beverly	298
89	Sue	294
90	Anita	285
90	Penny	285
92	Darlene	283
92	Rita	283
94	Bonnie	281
95	Leslie	274
96	Ruth	269
97	Gloria	265
98	Joanne	258
99	Julia	253
100	Anna	246
100	Regina	246