Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,353
2	Karen	1,116
3	Debra	1,115
4	Susan	1,102
5	Linda	1,038
6	Pamela	880
7	Kathy	873
8	Patricia	832
9	Cynthia	831
10	Deborah	781
11	Brenda	750
12	Cheryl	721
13	Julie	690
14	Lisa	664
15	Barbara	660
16	Teresa	646
17	Nancy	606
18	Donna	603
19	Debbie	564
20	Cindy	556
21	Kimberly	519
22	Carol	503
23	Sharon	492
24	Rebecca	485
25	Sandra	483

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tammy	463
27	Janet	447
28	Elizabeth	416
29	Cathy	415
30	Diana	405
31	Peggy	396
32	Rhonda	390
33	Denise	372
34	Diane	361
35	Laura	334
36	Connie	327
37	Robin	323
38	Theresa	318
39	Kathleen	313
40	Tina	305
41	Kim	304
41	Terri	304
43	Beth	299
44	Vicki	291
45	Lori	280
46	Joyce	272
47	Paula	271
48	Judy	267
49	Jennifer	260
50	Christine	258
51	Carolyn	253
51	Vickie	253
53	Jane	242
54	Sherry	237
55	Margaret	236
56	Catherine	230
57	Judith	229
58	Anita	228
59	Janice	225
60	Kathryn	222
61	Tamara	221
62	Becky	216
63	Beverly	208
64	Sheila	206
65	Rita	203
66	Michelle	199
67	Dawn	196
68	Jill	195
69	Sue	192
70	Darlene	190
70	Penny	190
72	Ann	188
73	Annette	185
74	Marcia	180
75	Betty	178
76	Carla	174
77	Julia	171
78	Martha	168
79	Ruth	163
80	Angela	159
81	Rose	157
82	Valerie	154
83	Marilyn	152
84	Bonnie	151
85	Katherine	150
86	Lynn	149
87	Shirley	147
88	Amy	145
89	Phyllis	142
90	Marsha	140
91	Kelly	138
92	Melinda	136
93	Wanda	134
94	Sally	133
95	Pam	132
96	Jean	128
97	Joan	127
98	Anna	125
99	Patty	124
100	Melissa	122