Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	830
2	Julie	805
3	Debra	751
4	Susan	739
5	Linda	582
6	Karen	490
7	Lori	473
8	Cynthia	468
9	Barbara	452
10	Kathy	445
11	Pamela	438
12	Diane	417
13	Nancy	389
14	Patricia	384
15	Cindy	362
16	Carol	335
17	Teresa	319
18	Sandra	316
19	Kimberly	311
20	Debbie	295
21	Denise	287
22	Cheryl	286
23	Deborah	285
24	Brenda	279
25	Lisa	259

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Peggy	247
27	Donna	237
28	Janet	236
29	Kathleen	235
30	Rebecca	231
31	Sharon	230
32	Jane	219
33	Ann	216
34	Connie	215
35	Kim	203
36	Rhonda	191
37	Jean	189
38	Elizabeth	188
39	Laura	186
40	Becky	174
41	Theresa	170
42	Christine	167
42	Judy	167
44	Tammy	166
45	Cathy	154
46	Kathryn	151
46	Vicki	151
48	Terri	149
49	Diana	148
50	Joan	146
51	Sue	145
52	Beth	140
53	Dawn	139
53	Robin	139
55	Catherine	136
56	Michelle	135
57	Sheryl	130
58	Laurie	128
58	Lynn	128
60	Jill	113
61	Kelly	112
61	Margaret	112
63	Janice	111
64	Paula	107
65	Marcia	104
65	Sheila	104
67	Joyce	102
68	Tamara	100
69	Carolyn	96
69	Valerie	96
71	Annette	91
72	Judith	89
73	Ruth	86
73	Sherry	86
75	Katherine	85
75	Renee	85
77	Kay	84
78	Betty	83
79	Anne	82
79	Julia	82
81	Vickie	81
82	Amy	79
83	Bonnie	78
84	Martha	77
85	Carla	76
85	Karla	76
85	Rita	76
85	Sally	76
85	Tina	76
90	Jennifer	75
91	Beverly	74
92	Patti	71
93	Marilyn	70
93	Penny	70
95	Sherri	68
96	Jolene	67
97	Jody	66
98	Vicky	65
99	Jeanne	63
99	Maureen	63
99	Wendy	63