Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,478
2	Debra	1,462
3	Cynthia	1,208
4	Linda	1,175
5	Karen	1,132
6	Susan	1,097
7	Deborah	1,046
8	Pamela	902
9	Brenda	887
10	Patricia	882
11	Nancy	785
12	Kathy	765
13	Cindy	734
14	Teresa	724
15	Cheryl	679
16	Barbara	660
17	Donna	630
18	Sandra	601
19	Carol	595
20	Rebecca	538
21	Lisa	537
22	Sharon	533
23	Cathy	476
24	Diana	475
25	Julie	472

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kimberly	460
27	Janet	457
28	Debbie	425
29	Diane	411
30	Connie	399
31	Robin	397
32	Kathleen	394
33	Denise	393
34	Elizabeth	384
35	Vicki	358
36	Terri	352
37	Rhonda	340
38	Kim	314
39	Laura	312
40	Sherry	306
41	Theresa	297
42	Janice	290
43	Paula	287
44	Joyce	285
45	Judy	281
46	Carolyn	277
47	Tina	274
48	Vickie	270
49	Peggy	268
50	Margaret	265
51	Beth	261
52	Jane	259
53	Rita	249
54	Jennifer	244
55	Judith	242
56	Catherine	241
57	Beverly	232
58	Anita	222
58	Sheila	222
60	Christine	217
61	Tammy	209
62	Sue	207
63	Jill	201
64	Ann	199
64	Betty	199
64	Penny	199
67	Kathryn	192
68	Ruth	191
69	Shirley	189
70	Lori	186
71	Rose	185
72	Darlene	173
73	Martha	170
74	Marcia	166
75	Marsha	160
76	Victoria	158
77	Angela	155
77	Dawn	155
79	Katherine	154
80	Jean	152
81	Michelle	151
82	Lynn	147
83	Bonnie	146
83	Marilyn	146
85	Julia	144
86	Jo	143
86	Wanda	143
88	Gail	141
88	Vicky	141
90	Becky	140
91	Joan	138
92	Valerie	137
93	Carla	135
94	Melinda	130
94	Sheryl	130
96	Sally	129
97	Phyllis	126
97	Terry	126
99	Leslie	119
100	Gloria	118