Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,130
2	Donna	824
3	Linda	690
4	Deborah	659
5	Karen	629
6	Patricia	611
7	Pamela	601
8	Kathy	594
9	Debra	588
10	Teresa	586
11	Debbie	560
12	Brenda	537
12	Lisa	537
14	Susan	518
15	Sandra	482
16	Sharon	463
17	Tammy	440
18	Barbara	418
19	Connie	364
20	Cynthia	346
21	Kimberly	338
22	Judy	313
23	Nancy	308
24	Cheryl	295
25	Janet	280

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sherry	274
27	Rebecca	269
28	Elizabeth	267
28	Vickie	267
30	Betty	260
31	Sheila	259
32	Cindy	249
33	Carol	243
34	Beverly	241
34	Rhonda	241
36	Peggy	233
37	Carolyn	228
38	Robin	218
39	Joyce	214
40	Cathy	211
41	Theresa	209
42	Janice	198
43	Laura	196
44	Paula	190
45	Martha	187
46	Wanda	185
47	Rita	184
48	Vicki	183
49	Margaret	181
50	Tina	175
51	Terri	174
52	Angela	168
53	Julie	166
54	Denise	161
55	Anita	157
55	Diana	157
55	Diane	157
58	Kim	153
59	Virginia	142
60	Darlene	141
61	Anna	140
62	Shirley	136
63	Jennifer	128
64	Regina	126
65	Bonnie	124
65	Rose	124
67	Catherine	115
67	Phyllis	115
69	Charlotte	109
70	Terry	108
71	Ann	107
72	Kathleen	106
73	Ruth	105
74	Shelia	104
75	Becky	100
76	Jane	98
77	Dorothy	96
78	Glenda	94
79	Patty	92
80	Helen	90
81	Vicky	89
82	Jo	88
82	Katherine	88
84	Marsha	87
85	Melissa	86
85	Sandy	86
85	Sarah	86
88	Marilyn	85
89	Alice	84
89	Annette	84
89	Vanessa	84
92	Carla	83
92	Doris	83
92	Pam	83
95	Judith	81
96	Belinda	80
96	Melinda	80
96	Valerie	80
99	Kathryn	79
100	Tamara	76