Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	728
2	Mary	615
3	Cynthia	536
4	Susan	505
5	Linda	501
6	Karen	439
7	Patricia	405
8	Brenda	396
9	Deborah	394
10	Pamela	349
11	Nancy	342
12	Teresa	312
13	Cheryl	301
14	Janet	300
15	Barbara	284
16	Cindy	271
17	Kathy	264
18	Carol	263
19	Sharon	257
20	Donna	239
21	Sandra	238
22	Rebecca	225
23	Julie	194
24	Diana	186
25	Connie	185

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rhonda	184
27	Denise	176
28	Diane	173
28	Kimberly	173
30	Kathleen	165
31	Joyce	161
32	Janice	156
33	Vicki	151
34	Lisa	150
34	Paula	150
36	Debbie	147
37	Terri	145
38	Kim	139
39	Elizabeth	133
40	Catherine	129
41	Judy	128
41	Vickie	128
43	Kathryn	122
44	Carolyn	118
45	Robin	115
46	Peggy	114
47	Theresa	110
48	Laura	108
49	Tammy	107
50	Cathy	106
50	Sherry	106
52	Lori	100
53	Margaret	99
54	Marilyn	98
55	Beverly	96
55	Michelle	96
57	Anita	93
57	Jane	93
59	Katherine	92
60	Rita	91
61	Shirley	90
62	Dana	89
63	Sheryl	87
64	Ruth	86
65	Becky	81
65	Betty	81
67	Christine	80
68	Judith	79
68	Sheila	79
70	Carla	78
71	Ann	77
71	Jean	77
73	Marsha	76
74	Jennifer	72
74	Martha	72
76	Bonnie	69
77	Jill	67
78	Tina	66
79	Leslie	65
80	Gail	64
80	Stephanie	64
82	Lynn	63
82	Rose	63
82	Wanda	63
85	Jo	62
85	Marcia	62
85	Terry	62
88	Deanna	58
88	Karla	58
90	Elaine	57
90	Sherri	57
90	Valerie	57
93	Angela	56
93	Penny	56
93	Virginia	56
96	Joan	54
97	Kay	52
98	Annette	51
98	Jan	51
98	Regina	51
98	Roberta	51
98	Sue	51