Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	834
2	Julie	743
3	Susan	665
4	Linda	601
5	Debra	583
6	Lori	544
7	Karen	491
8	Cynthia	441
9	Cindy	414
10	Diane	412
11	Kathy	411
12	Nancy	408
13	Barbara	403
14	Pamela	400
15	Lisa	376
16	Brenda	368
17	Kimberly	350
18	Patricia	344
19	Teresa	342
20	Carol	332
21	Debbie	321
22	Sandra	304
23	Deborah	290
24	Donna	289
25	Janet	272

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kim	264
27	Denise	261
28	Cheryl	250
28	Rebecca	250
30	Kathleen	248
31	Connie	239
32	Tammy	226
33	Jane	225
34	Ann	224
35	Laura	223
36	Sharon	217
37	Rhonda	209
38	Dawn	199
39	Kelly	196
40	Peggy	187
41	Becky	184
41	Michelle	184
43	Elizabeth	182
44	Jean	178
45	Laurie	173
46	Christine	169
47	Beth	156
48	Cathy	155
49	Robin	153
50	Judy	150
51	Theresa	146
52	Jill	142
52	Lynn	142
52	Paula	142
55	Joan	139
56	Vicki	135
57	Diana	133
57	Terri	133
59	Janice	131
60	Sheila	120
61	Catherine	119
61	Kathryn	119
61	Sue	119
64	Joyce	116
65	Tamara	111
66	Carla	107
67	Jennifer	101
67	Marcia	101
69	Margaret	99
70	Karla	97
71	Annette	96
71	Sherry	96
73	Pam	93
73	Vickie	93
75	Sheryl	90
76	Renee	88
76	Ruth	88
78	Colleen	86
78	Tami	86
78	Wendy	86
81	Carolyn	84
81	Ellen	84
81	Judith	84
84	Bonnie	83
84	Penny	83
84	Sally	83
84	Valerie	83
88	Amy	82
88	Sherri	82
90	Joni	79
91	Sandy	78
91	Tina	78
93	Beverly	77
93	Katherine	77
95	Julia	76
96	Anne	74
96	Suzanne	74
98	Betty	70
98	Shirley	70
100	Jan	69