Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,479
2	Mary	1,016
3	Karen	897
4	Susan	881
5	Kimberly	848
6	Linda	786
7	Lori	759
8	Teresa	731
9	Brenda	659
10	Pamela	655
11	Julie	635
12	Debra	632
13	Tammy	602
14	Cynthia	582
15	Kathy	566
16	Donna	556
17	Tina	549
18	Laura	530
19	Patricia	529
20	Deborah	503
21	Nancy	475
22	Barbara	458
23	Sandra	457
24	Cheryl	451
25	Kelly	425

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rhonda	414
27	Debbie	403
27	Jennifer	403
29	Cindy	401
30	Rebecca	390
31	Sharon	388
32	Robin	379
33	Elizabeth	370
34	Michelle	368
35	Angela	367
36	Carol	358
37	Janet	357
38	Beth	347
39	Kim	346
40	Diane	312
41	Connie	309
42	Denise	295
43	Terri	290
44	Theresa	289
45	Dawn	286
45	Sheila	286
45	Sherry	286
48	Diana	278
49	Cathy	260
50	Tamara	259
51	Amy	239
51	Kathleen	239
53	Paula	238
54	Jane	233
55	Sherri	223
56	Jill	219
57	Christine	217
58	Penny	213
59	Tracy	206
60	Carolyn	202
61	Carla	201
62	Laurie	194
63	Melissa	189
64	Michele	185
65	Ann	181
66	Judy	180
67	Becky	179
68	Jacqueline	178
69	Joyce	177
70	Catherine	176
70	Margaret	176
72	Julia	172
72	Vicki	172
74	Anita	171
75	Peggy	167
76	Janice	160
77	Annette	154
78	Melinda	152
78	Stephanie	152
80	Rita	150
81	Beverly	149
82	Judith	146
83	Melanie	143
84	Dana	135
85	Kathryn	130
86	Suzanne	129
87	Tonya	128
88	Christina	126
88	Sarah	126
90	Shelly	125
91	Lynn	122
92	Ruth	121
93	Deanna	120
93	Vickie	120
95	Jackie	119
95	Shari	119
97	Anna	118
98	Sheryl	117
99	Jamie	116
99	Regina	116
99	Renee	116