Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	966
2	Debra	957
3	Cynthia	767
4	Susan	758
5	Linda	616
6	Julie	580
7	Karen	521
8	Cindy	512
9	Nancy	454
10	Diane	451
11	Barbara	443
11	Patricia	443
13	Pamela	427
14	Carol	386
15	Deborah	364
16	Lori	340
17	Brenda	329
18	Sandra	324
19	Kathy	314
20	Cheryl	309
21	Denise	288
22	Rebecca	287
23	Sharon	284
23	Teresa	284
25	Kimberly	272

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	265
27	Donna	259
28	Jane	255
29	Janet	252
30	Kim	232
31	Connie	228
32	Debbie	219
33	Lisa	215
34	Rhonda	211
35	Ann	208
36	Vicki	201
37	Laura	184
38	Jean	183
39	Joan	181
40	Elizabeth	180
41	Peggy	173
42	Christine	163
43	Joyce	162
44	Janice	160
45	Sheryl	157
46	Judy	156
47	Diana	154
48	Cathy	150
49	Theresa	146
50	Robin	144
51	Carolyn	142
52	Margaret	141
53	Catherine	136
53	Paula	136
55	Kathryn	135
56	Becky	131
57	Lynn	126
58	Sherry	123
59	Dawn	122
59	Jill	122
61	Sue	117
62	Terri	116
63	Marcia	115
64	Vickie	111
65	Marilyn	107
66	Michelle	104
67	Ruth	99
68	Laurie	98
69	Beverly	95
70	Beth	94
70	Sheila	94
72	Bonnie	92
72	Judith	92
72	Katherine	92
75	Tammy	91
76	Carla	90
77	Karla	88
77	Rita	88
79	Annette	86
80	Kay	85
81	Valerie	84
82	Roxanne	83
83	Jeanne	82
83	Jennifer	82
85	Penny	80
86	Victoria	78
87	Betty	77
87	Luann	77
87	Vicky	77
90	Colleen	76
90	Shirley	76
92	Joni	74
93	Julia	73
94	Gail	72
94	Rose	72
94	Sherri	72
97	Anne	70
97	Martha	70
97	Sally	70
100	Renee	69