Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,314
2	Debra	950
3	Linda	912
4	Cynthia	865
5	Patricia	794
6	Brenda	778
7	Deborah	686
8	Karen	642
9	Barbara	623
10	Pamela	594
11	Susan	587
12	Sandra	557
13	Donna	526
14	Sharon	498
15	Cheryl	447
16	Carolyn	417
17	Kathy	387
18	Elizabeth	365
19	Lisa	341
20	Janice	331
21	Wanda	315
22	Shirley	304
23	Joyce	303
24	Betty	291
25	Judy	282

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	279
27	Kim	274
28	Cindy	270
28	Nancy	270
30	Beverly	255
31	Denise	254
32	Catherine	251
33	Connie	249
34	Rhonda	247
35	Rebecca	238
36	Carol	235
36	Debbie	235
36	Rose	235
36	Sheila	235
40	Diane	230
41	Darlene	229
42	Gwendolyn	228
42	Peggy	228
44	Margaret	215
45	Gloria	213
46	Marilyn	210
47	Theresa	203
48	Julie	195
48	Kathleen	195
50	Dorothy	186
51	Cathy	181
52	Jacqueline	176
53	Paula	173
54	Shelia	172
55	Jo	170
56	Martha	164
57	Katherine	163
57	Phyllis	163
59	Gail	160
59	Glenda	160
61	Jennifer	157
62	Laura	156
63	Vickie	150
64	Virginia	149
65	Dianne	148
66	Charlotte	145
67	Terry	144
68	Terri	141
69	Alice	138
70	Stephanie	136
71	Rita	133
72	Bonnie	132
73	Sherry	131
74	Robin	128
75	Diana	123
75	Tina	123
77	Helen	121
77	Vicki	121
79	Angela	119
80	Ann	118
81	Tammy	117
82	Christine	116
83	Anita	114
83	Doris	114
85	Jane	113
85	Sylvia	113
87	Marie	110
88	Teresa	109
89	Elaine	106
90	Charlene	104
90	Kathryn	104
90	Loretta	104
93	Juanita	102
93	Yvonne	102
95	Belinda	101
96	Anna	100
97	Evelyn	99
97	Joan	99
99	Annette	98
100	Mona	96