Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	788
2	Lori	739
3	Julie	686
4	Susan	656
5	Lisa	574
6	Linda	566
7	Debra	506
8	Brenda	494
9	Karen	487
10	Kimberly	440
11	Nancy	369
12	Barbara	368
13	Teresa	351
14	Kathy	339
15	Sandra	334
16	Cynthia	333
17	Pamela	329
18	Diane	323
19	Cindy	321
20	Carol	318
21	Laura	310
22	Patricia	293
23	Donna	271
24	Debbie	266
25	Denise	261

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Deborah	260
27	Kim	253
28	Cheryl	248
29	Janet	245
30	Laurie	242
31	Kelly	241
32	Connie	230
33	Tammy	228
34	Rhonda	224
35	Ann	220
36	Jane	214
37	Sharon	213
38	Kathleen	203
39	Rebecca	193
40	Elizabeth	185
41	Dawn	182
42	Christine	173
43	Terri	170
44	Michelle	167
45	Robin	163
46	Jean	157
47	Becky	155
48	Peggy	151
49	Theresa	148
50	Judy	141
51	Beth	134
52	Shelly	133
53	Vicki	132
54	Jill	126
55	Diana	121
56	Sheila	117
56	Sherry	117
58	Cathy	116
59	Joan	115
60	Carla	114
60	Sheryl	114
62	Catherine	113
62	Janice	113
62	Paula	113
65	Margaret	111
66	Tracy	110
67	Joyce	109
68	Kathryn	104
69	Tamara	103
70	Sue	99
71	Annette	98
71	Jennifer	98
73	Anne	96
73	Lynn	96
75	Amy	94
75	Bonnie	94
75	Tina	94
78	Sherri	92
79	Deanna	91
80	Angela	88
81	Marcia	87
81	Penny	87
81	Valerie	87
84	Renee	86
84	Wendy	86
86	Ruth	82
87	Sally	81
88	Michele	77
89	Tami	75
90	Ellen	74
90	Jeanne	74
90	Jody	74
93	Colleen	73
93	Jacqueline	73
93	Julia	73
93	Karla	73
93	Sarah	73
98	Pam	72
98	Patty	72
100	Joni	71
100	Kay	71