Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	800
2	Mary	730
3	Lori	678
4	Julie	660
5	Susan	597
6	Brenda	459
7	Debra	457
8	Karen	440
9	Kimberly	415
10	Linda	401
11	Teresa	343
12	Barbara	321
13	Nancy	314
14	Diane	309
15	Laura	305
15	Michelle	305
17	Tammy	298
18	Cynthia	297
19	Pamela	292
20	Sandra	266
21	Denise	258
22	Kathy	257
23	Patricia	252
24	Kelly	247
25	Laurie	245

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rhonda	224
27	Cindy	220
28	Deborah	217
29	Robin	214
30	Carol	210
30	Cheryl	210
32	Connie	208
32	Kim	208
34	Ann	205
35	Donna	204
36	Dawn	202
37	Janet	201
38	Debbie	193
38	Kathleen	193
40	Sharon	190
41	Jane	177
42	Rebecca	175
43	Elizabeth	170
44	Theresa	169
45	Christine	164
46	Angela	163
47	Jennifer	162
48	Beth	159
49	Tracy	157
50	Jill	154
51	Tina	149
52	Amy	144
53	Shelly	142
54	Terri	139
55	Sheila	136
56	Sherry	132
57	Penny	130
58	Lynn	128
59	Joan	125
60	Peggy	121
61	Carla	120
61	Diana	120
61	Jean	120
61	Renee	120
65	Becky	117
66	Tamara	116
67	Annette	110
67	Wendy	110
69	Carolyn	106
70	Judy	103
71	Sherri	102
72	Cathy	101
73	Sheryl	100
74	Suzanne	97
75	Jacqueline	96
75	Margaret	96
75	Michele	96
78	Sue	95
79	Catherine	92
80	Karla	91
81	Shelley	90
82	Anne	85
82	Paula	85
84	Kristi	84
85	Marcia	83
86	Colleen	82
87	Kathryn	81
88	Joyce	79
88	Valerie	79
90	Sarah	78
91	Sara	77
92	Janice	76
92	Vicki	76
94	Melissa	75
95	Darla	74
95	Shari	74
97	Jody	73
98	Judith	70
98	Sally	70
98	Sandy	70