Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	537
2	Debra	536
3	Linda	484
4	Susan	449
5	Karen	415
6	Brenda	375
7	Cynthia	364
8	Pamela	360
9	Donna	335
10	Patricia	312
11	Teresa	308
12	Kathy	302
13	Nancy	288
14	Julie	280
15	Lisa	276
16	Cindy	273
17	Debbie	259
18	Deborah	253
19	Cheryl	247
20	Janet	239
21	Sandra	229
22	Lori	225
23	Carol	209
24	Kimberly	207
25	Sharon	206

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Barbara	204
26	Diane	204
28	Denise	201
29	Tammy	199
30	Connie	198
31	Rhonda	188
32	Rebecca	187
33	Terri	177
34	Kim	166
35	Michelle	159
36	Diana	158
37	Elizabeth	153
38	Judy	148
39	Kathleen	134
40	Laura	133
41	Janice	124
41	Vicki	124
43	Robin	121
44	Peggy	118
45	Theresa	115
46	Cathy	112
46	Paula	112
48	Joyce	110
49	Kelly	108
50	Kathryn	105
51	Sheryl	102
52	Tina	99
53	Stephanie	97
54	Beverly	95
55	Anita	94
56	Carolyn	93
56	Catherine	93
56	Tamara	93
59	Becky	92
60	Sherry	91
61	Jane	89
62	Dana	87
63	Christine	82
63	Rita	82
65	Angela	81
65	Sheila	81
67	Margaret	80
68	Katherine	79
69	Carla	77
70	Ann	76
71	Annette	75
71	Marsha	75
71	Valerie	75
71	Vickie	75
75	Betty	73
75	Jean	73
77	Penny	72
78	Pam	70
79	Ruth	69
80	Jennifer	67
80	Shirley	67
82	Jill	66
83	Joan	65
84	Jo	63
84	Judith	63
84	Marilyn	63
84	Sue	63
84	Wanda	63
89	Marcia	60
89	Martha	60
91	Leslie	59
91	Sherri	59
93	Terry	58
94	Gail	57
94	Melinda	57
96	Karla	56
97	Jan	55
97	Lynn	55
97	Tracy	55
100	Julia	53