Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,256
2	Lisa	1,146
3	Karen	1,065
4	Susan	962
5	Linda	888
6	Brenda	850
7	Debra	817
8	Donna	789
9	Kimberly	779
10	Teresa	754
11	Pamela	710
12	Cynthia	668
13	Patricia	663
14	Kathy	659
15	Nancy	631
16	Sandra	616
17	Julie	592
18	Debbie	581
19	Lori	550
20	Cheryl	542
21	Deborah	540
22	Barbara	514
23	Laura	492
24	Cindy	482
25	Tammy	468

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	456
27	Sharon	433
28	Rebecca	430
29	Janet	424
30	Rhonda	395
31	Robin	389
32	Diane	383
33	Elizabeth	379
34	Kim	378
35	Beth	368
36	Tina	365
37	Cathy	357
38	Diana	349
39	Denise	343
40	Kelly	320
41	Connie	314
42	Dawn	305
43	Sherry	302
43	Terri	302
45	Theresa	299
46	Kathleen	287
47	Jennifer	280
48	Paula	278
49	Michelle	264
50	Angela	256
50	Peggy	256
52	Jill	238
53	Vicki	237
54	Christine	236
55	Tamara	230
56	Janice	229
57	Jane	222
58	Anita	220
59	Judy	219
60	Joyce	215
61	Catherine	208
62	Penny	206
63	Carolyn	205
64	Becky	204
65	Ann	198
66	Rita	193
66	Sheila	193
68	Judith	192
69	Margaret	188
70	Annette	185
71	Amy	184
72	Carla	181
73	Vickie	175
74	Julia	167
75	Beverly	162
76	Laurie	161
77	Sue	160
78	Lynn	156
78	Ruth	156
80	Bonnie	155
81	Kathryn	152
82	Tracy	147
83	Betty	144
84	Jacqueline	140
85	Katherine	139
86	Jean	134
86	Pam	134
86	Sherri	134
89	Sandy	133
90	Darlene	131
90	Melissa	131
90	Valerie	131
93	Marcia	128
94	Stephanie	126
95	Melanie	125
96	Sally	122
96	Terry	122
98	Martha	121
98	Regina	121
100	Melinda	118