Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,211
2	Linda	927
3	Debra	822
4	Patricia	817
5	Cynthia	739
6	Karen	702
7	Brenda	609
8	Pamela	594
9	Deborah	579
10	Susan	561
11	Donna	542
12	Barbara	524
13	Sandra	502
14	Sharon	468
15	Cheryl	454
16	Kathy	446
17	Lisa	412
18	Elizabeth	411
19	Carolyn	389
20	Debbie	319
21	Janice	305
22	Wanda	300
23	Denise	295
24	Connie	283
25	Shirley	280

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	274
27	Peggy	270
28	Betty	264
29	Janet	262
30	Cindy	249
30	Tammy	249
32	Rebecca	247
33	Darlene	245
33	Sheila	245
35	Beverly	241
36	Carol	240
37	Joyce	239
38	Gwendolyn	232
39	Judy	225
40	Kim	223
41	Margaret	222
42	Nancy	218
43	Catherine	217
44	Diane	205
45	Rhonda	204
45	Theresa	204
47	Cathy	202
48	Kathleen	199
49	Rose	195
50	Paula	190
51	Terri	189
52	Jacqueline	184
53	Shelia	178
54	Angela	174
54	Dorothy	174
54	Katherine	174
57	Vickie	164
58	Laura	163
58	Phyllis	163
60	Jennifer	158
61	Gail	157
62	Stephanie	155
63	Glenda	154
64	Jo	152
65	Martha	151
66	Annette	150
67	Marilyn	147
68	Gloria	144
68	Robin	144
70	Bonnie	143
71	Ann	134
72	Helen	132
73	Sherry	130
74	Diana	128
74	Sylvia	128
76	Christine	127
77	Alice	123
78	Terry	121
79	Anna	119
80	Vicki	118
81	Belinda	116
81	Joan	116
83	Charlotte	115
84	Marie	114
85	Anita	112
86	Leslie	111
86	Vanessa	111
88	Tina	109
89	Kathryn	108
90	Michelle	107
91	Melanie	105
92	Teresa	103
92	Virginia	103
94	Charlene	102
94	Lori	102
96	Dianne	101
96	Doris	101
96	Elaine	101
99	Carla	100
100	Sarah	99