Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,186
2	Mary	744
3	Kimberly	722
4	Karen	717
5	Tammy	559
6	Donna	482
7	Angela	459
8	Teresa	432
9	Patricia	422
10	Pamela	395
11	Melissa	365
12	Sandra	334
13	Rhonda	333
14	Susan	314
15	Jennifer	300
15	Rebecca	300
17	Cynthia	296
18	Linda	294
19	Robin	292
20	Tina	290
21	Sherry	280
22	Deborah	269
23	Brenda	266
24	Sharon	256
25	Kathy	244

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Barbara	236
27	Laura	233
28	Elizabeth	219
29	Connie	217
30	Paula	216
31	Sheila	201
32	Lori	197
33	Julie	196
34	Debra	181
35	Nancy	176
36	Tracy	175
37	Michelle	169
38	Stephanie	168
39	Cheryl	163
40	Kelly	161
41	Amy	156
42	Theresa	153
43	Janet	149
44	Carol	145
45	Carolyn	138
46	Regina	135
47	Dana	134
48	Beverly	130
48	Debbie	130
50	Betty	128
50	Cindy	128
52	Vickie	126
53	Denise	124
54	Margaret	121
55	Anita	118
56	Carla	115
56	Penny	115
58	Cathy	107
59	Jacqueline	105
60	Melinda	103
61	Kim	100
62	Anna	99
63	Gina	98
64	Joyce	97
64	Judy	97
66	Shelia	95
67	Martha	93
68	Janice	92
69	Bonnie	91
69	Rita	91
71	Dawn	90
72	Peggy	89
72	Terri	89
72	Wanda	89
75	Catherine	88
76	Monica	87
76	Tonya	87
78	Diana	82
79	Leslie	81
80	Charlotte	76
80	Jill	76
80	Shirley	76
83	Sarah	75
84	Ann	74
85	Sherri	73
86	Vicki	72
87	Diane	71
88	Beth	68
88	Maria	68
88	Ruth	68
91	Phyllis	66
92	Katherine	65
93	Christine	64
93	Deanna	64
93	Michele	64
96	Andrea	63
96	Darlene	63
96	Julia	63
96	Kathleen	63
96	Suzanne	63
96	Virginia	63