Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lori	786
2	Mary	781
3	Julie	713
4	Lisa	680
5	Susan	596
6	Linda	510
7	Brenda	466
8	Debra	451
9	Karen	395
10	Kimberly	384
11	Pamela	355
12	Teresa	350
13	Barbara	346
14	Sandra	333
15	Cindy	329
15	Nancy	329
17	Diane	323
18	Cynthia	303
19	Denise	297
20	Patricia	291
21	Laura	289
22	Kathy	287
23	Carol	274
24	Deborah	258
25	Janet	255

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rhonda	255
27	Michelle	250
28	Tammy	245
29	Debbie	239
29	Kelly	239
31	Cheryl	228
31	Donna	228
33	Connie	225
34	Dawn	223
35	Ann	221
36	Elizabeth	219
36	Kim	219
38	Robin	215
39	Laurie	202
40	Sharon	195
41	Jane	190
42	Christine	186
43	Rebecca	181
44	Kathleen	170
45	Beth	165
46	Jill	158
47	Jean	156
48	Theresa	154
49	Peggy	149
50	Sheila	144
51	Terri	143
52	Tracy	136
53	Jennifer	135
54	Angela	134
54	Joan	134
56	Judy	133
57	Diana	129
58	Amy	120
58	Penny	120
58	Shelly	120
61	Carla	119
61	Kathryn	119
63	Cathy	118
64	Becky	116
64	Janice	116
66	Catherine	115
66	Jacqueline	115
66	Wendy	115
69	Tina	114
70	Sherry	112
71	Lynn	110
71	Renee	110
73	Paula	107
74	Vicki	105
75	Sue	104
76	Carolyn	102
77	Sheryl	101
78	Joyce	99
79	Deanna	96
79	Tamara	96
81	Margaret	95
82	Michele	94
82	Ruth	94
84	Karla	93
85	Sherri	90
86	Suzanne	88
87	Bonnie	87
88	Annette	82
89	Valerie	80
90	Jodi	79
90	Marcia	79
92	Jackie	77
93	Tami	76
94	Sara	73
94	Sarah	73
96	Beverly	71
96	Sally	71
98	Anne	70
99	Jody	69
99	Julia	69
99	Martha	69