Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,470
2	Mary	1,152
3	Susan	942
4	Karen	941
5	Linda	919
6	Teresa	781
7	Brenda	763
8	Kimberly	718
9	Lori	676
10	Pamela	675
11	Debra	658
12	Cynthia	642
13	Kathy	638
14	Julie	618
15	Donna	572
16	Cheryl	563
17	Laura	554
18	Barbara	549
19	Patricia	547
19	Tammy	547
21	Deborah	546
22	Sandra	538
23	Nancy	514
24	Debbie	492
25	Robin	462

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	460
27	Rebecca	449
28	Tina	438
29	Carol	432
30	Cindy	409
31	Sharon	404
32	Beth	401
33	Janet	377
34	Denise	367
35	Rhonda	366
36	Kelly	362
37	Michelle	351
38	Diane	347
39	Terri	335
40	Dawn	333
41	Jennifer	329
42	Connie	328
43	Angela	324
44	Cathy	321
45	Kim	304
46	Diana	300
47	Kathleen	282
48	Theresa	280
49	Jill	250
50	Sherry	248
51	Jane	246
52	Tamara	244
53	Penny	234
54	Paula	224
55	Vicki	223
56	Jacqueline	220
57	Christine	217
58	Janice	212
59	Carolyn	210
60	Carla	209
61	Joyce	205
62	Judy	203
63	Amy	202
63	Margaret	202
65	Laurie	199
66	Tracy	198
67	Anita	195
67	Peggy	195
69	Beverly	192
70	Ann	189
71	Sheila	188
72	Rita	185
73	Catherine	179
74	Becky	174
75	Julia	171
76	Michele	165
76	Sherri	165
78	Melissa	160
79	Judith	159
80	Jackie	154
81	Stephanie	153
82	Vickie	146
83	Annette	143
84	Betty	142
85	Ruth	139
86	Kathryn	136
87	Bonnie	129
88	Lynn	128
89	Martha	127
90	Anne	126
90	Marcia	126
90	Melinda	126
90	Sarah	126
94	Valerie	125
95	Darlene	124
95	Tonya	124
97	Marilyn	123
98	Regina	122
99	Sandy	121
100	Christina	120
100	Jean	120