Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	966
2	Lisa	952
3	Donna	691
4	Teresa	577
5	Karen	573
6	Brenda	555
6	Linda	555
8	Kimberly	527
9	Pamela	513
10	Deborah	479
11	Kathy	470
12	Patricia	465
13	Sandra	462
14	Sharon	436
15	Debra	423
16	Tammy	420
17	Susan	416
18	Barbara	371
18	Debbie	371
20	Connie	340
21	Cynthia	321
22	Robin	303
23	Elizabeth	294
24	Sherry	288
25	Nancy	282

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	275
27	Janet	269
28	Angela	259
29	Judy	255
30	Carol	241
31	Laura	238
31	Rhonda	238
33	Sheila	236
34	Carolyn	233
34	Cheryl	233
36	Theresa	228
37	Tina	216
38	Cindy	207
39	Beverly	206
40	Jennifer	200
41	Paula	193
41	Vickie	193
43	Peggy	188
44	Rita	184
45	Betty	182
46	Jacqueline	177
47	Cathy	174
48	Margaret	167
49	Anita	165
49	Julie	165
51	Denise	162
51	Kim	162
53	Regina	154
54	Joyce	151
55	Janice	150
55	Terri	150
57	Lori	143
58	Wanda	141
59	Martha	139
60	Diane	136
61	Carla	133
61	Diana	133
63	Bonnie	129
64	Darlene	128
65	Penny	127
66	Melissa	122
67	Kathleen	116
67	Vicki	116
69	Kelly	113
70	Anna	111
71	Charlotte	107
72	Shirley	103
73	Michelle	101
73	Shelia	101
75	Becky	100
75	Ruth	100
77	Ann	99
77	Phyllis	99
79	Melinda	95
79	Stephanie	95
81	Dana	94
81	Jackie	94
83	Sarah	93
84	Catherine	92
85	Sandy	91
86	Virginia	90
87	Helen	86
88	Terry	85
89	Rose	84
90	Belinda	82
90	Tracy	82
90	Vicky	82
93	Glenda	80
94	Judith	79
94	Marsha	79
96	Amy	78
97	Leslie	77
97	Sherri	77
99	Dorothy	75
99	Jane	75
99	Valerie	75