Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,285
2	Karen	1,085
3	Susan	1,015
4	Linda	965
5	Debra	956
6	Lisa	871
7	Pamela	858
8	Brenda	809
9	Cynthia	800
10	Donna	790
11	Kathy	751
12	Patricia	717
13	Teresa	713
14	Deborah	678
15	Cheryl	664
16	Debbie	646
17	Barbara	622
18	Nancy	609
19	Julie	589
20	Kimberly	567
21	Cindy	545
22	Sandra	526
23	Carol	504
24	Tammy	484
25	Rebecca	474

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sharon	457
27	Janet	456
28	Laura	424
29	Elizabeth	416
30	Diane	403
31	Beth	400
32	Cathy	391
33	Kim	383
34	Diana	370
35	Rhonda	353
36	Robin	350
37	Lori	341
38	Terri	334
39	Tina	322
40	Kathleen	312
41	Denise	311
42	Theresa	300
43	Peggy	288
44	Connie	285
45	Paula	272
46	Judy	270
47	Dawn	265
48	Jennifer	255
48	Joyce	255
50	Michelle	245
51	Janice	244
52	Tamara	234
53	Kelly	233
54	Sherry	231
55	Christine	227
56	Carolyn	222
57	Sheila	219
58	Vickie	215
59	Margaret	212
60	Jane	211
61	Angela	207
62	Penny	205
63	Vicki	203
64	Anita	201
64	Ann	201
64	Rita	201
67	Becky	199
68	Catherine	194
69	Jill	193
70	Amy	191
71	Annette	185
72	Kathryn	182
73	Beverly	180
74	Martha	174
75	Betty	172
76	Judith	171
77	Julia	170
78	Carla	169
79	Darlene	167
80	Lynn	159
80	Sherri	159
80	Sue	159
83	Shirley	151
84	Ruth	148
85	Bonnie	145
85	Valerie	145
87	Marcia	142
87	Pam	142
89	Gail	141
90	Michele	133
90	Patty	133
92	Melinda	130
93	Jean	127
94	Rose	126
95	Anna	123
96	Sally	122
97	Phyllis	121
97	Sheryl	121
97	Stephanie	121
100	Marsha	118