Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,132
2	Linda	802
3	Cynthia	793
4	Donna	788
5	Patricia	741
6	Debra	726
7	Karen	662
8	Brenda	576
9	Pamela	571
10	Susan	565
11	Sandra	560
12	Lisa	529
13	Sharon	522
14	Deborah	484
15	Barbara	441
16	Cheryl	406
17	Kathy	390
18	Elizabeth	389
19	Tammy	381
20	Carolyn	344
21	Debbie	323
22	Denise	306
23	Wanda	295
24	Janet	284
25	Janice	283

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rhonda	279
26	Sheila	279
28	Connie	278
29	Cindy	259
29	Shirley	259
31	Betty	256
32	Carol	250
32	Darlene	250
34	Nancy	236
34	Rebecca	236
36	Julie	233
37	Angela	232
38	Kim	229
39	Beverly	228
40	Diane	227
41	Joyce	223
42	Gwendolyn	220
43	Theresa	219
44	Judy	211
45	Paula	200
46	Stephanie	195
47	Catherine	194
48	Peggy	192
49	Annette	191
50	Terri	189
51	Laura	187
51	Phyllis	187
51	Shelia	187
54	Cathy	178
54	Robin	178
56	Margaret	177
57	Vanessa	170
58	Marilyn	167
59	Jacqueline	165
59	Rose	165
61	Gloria	162
62	Tina	152
63	Dorothy	149
64	Jennifer	146
65	Jo	145
65	Kathleen	145
67	Christine	143
68	Martha	141
69	Alice	138
70	Bonnie	135
71	Sherry	134
72	Gail	133
73	Teresa	131
74	Michelle	130
75	Vickie	128
76	Charlotte	126
76	Glenda	126
76	Lori	126
76	Melanie	126
80	Belinda	125
81	Ann	123
82	Katherine	121
82	Terry	121
84	Leslie	120
85	Vicki	109
85	Virginia	109
87	Dianne	108
88	Anna	106
89	Valerie	105
90	Anita	104
91	Carla	102
91	Marie	102
93	Charlene	100
93	Joan	100
93	Melissa	100
96	Loretta	98
96	Suzanne	98
98	Diana	97
98	Kimberly	97
98	Sarah	97