Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	859
2	Lori	737
3	Mary	684
4	Julie	670
5	Susan	581
6	Brenda	429
7	Linda	374
8	Karen	372
9	Kimberly	366
10	Tammy	320
11	Debra	314
12	Laura	310
13	Teresa	306
14	Pamela	281
15	Kelly	276
16	Michelle	275
17	Nancy	250
18	Barbara	246
19	Sandra	245
20	Christine	241
21	Kathy	235
21	Patricia	235
23	Diane	234
24	Ann	224
25	Cindy	208

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	207
27	Denise	205
28	Deborah	202
29	Donna	201
30	Laurie	196
31	Angela	192
32	Elizabeth	188
33	Connie	187
34	Rhonda	186
35	Janet	185
36	Dawn	184
37	Sharon	182
38	Kim	180
38	Robin	180
40	Carol	175
41	Jane	173
42	Debbie	163
43	Cheryl	162
43	Jill	162
43	Kathleen	162
46	Amy	161
47	Shelly	156
48	Tracy	153
49	Beth	150
50	Jennifer	142
51	Sheila	141
52	Rebecca	134
53	Jean	133
53	Theresa	133
53	Tina	133
56	Paula	125
57	Terri	118
58	Wendy	111
59	Penny	109
60	Peggy	108
60	Tamara	108
62	Annette	107
62	Judy	107
62	Lynn	107
65	Sherry	105
66	Karla	103
67	Anne	98
68	Melissa	97
69	Kathryn	95
70	Diana	94
70	Michele	94
72	Sherri	93
73	Margaret	91
74	Becky	89
75	Renee	88
76	Joan	87
76	Shelley	87
78	Catherine	86
78	Cathy	86
78	Suzanne	86
81	Vicki	85
82	Deanna	84
82	Janice	84
84	Carla	83
85	Sue	80
86	Jacqueline	76
86	Stephanie	76
88	Carolyn	75
88	Sheri	75
90	Sara	73
90	Valerie	73
92	Colleen	72
93	Jodi	69
94	Dana	68
95	Kristin	67
95	Marcia	67
97	Ellen	66
97	Joyce	66
99	Sarah	65
100	Darla	64
100	Jody	64
100	Sheryl	64