Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,089
2	Donna	756
3	Cynthia	750
4	Linda	719
5	Lisa	711
6	Patricia	700
7	Karen	656
8	Brenda	617
9	Sandra	613
10	Debra	611
11	Pamela	501
12	Susan	497
13	Sharon	491
14	Deborah	449
15	Barbara	433
16	Cheryl	420
17	Tammy	405
18	Elizabeth	382
19	Denise	345
20	Carolyn	343
21	Kathy	296
21	Rhonda	296
23	Connie	292
24	Janice	287
25	Wanda	269

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sheila	255
27	Debbie	252
28	Judy	250
29	Kim	248
30	Theresa	246
31	Rebecca	243
32	Angela	242
33	Janet	237
34	Nancy	231
35	Carol	226
36	Julie	225
37	Laura	224
38	Cindy	221
39	Betty	212
40	Tina	211
41	Shelia	209
42	Stephanie	199
43	Catherine	198
44	Paula	196
45	Darlene	195
46	Shirley	194
47	Margaret	189
48	Diane	185
49	Gwendolyn	183
49	Lori	183
51	Joyce	182
52	Beverly	181
53	Peggy	180
54	Robin	179
55	Jacqueline	177
56	Cathy	171
57	Phyllis	168
58	Terri	166
59	Annette	164
60	Vanessa	159
61	Gloria	150
62	Kimberly	147
63	Katherine	142
64	Sherry	141
65	Jennifer	139
66	Belinda	136
66	Glenda	136
68	Teresa	135
69	Michelle	134
70	Bonnie	132
70	Marilyn	132
70	Rose	132
73	Wendy	128
74	Melissa	127
74	Vickie	127
76	Anita	126
76	Laurie	126
76	Martha	126
79	Charlotte	124
79	Monica	124
81	Kathleen	122
82	Dorothy	121
83	Carla	120
83	Melanie	120
83	Terry	120
86	Marie	119
87	Leslie	118
88	Ann	117
89	Regina	114
90	Alice	111
91	Christine	110
92	Charlene	108
93	Anna	107
94	Sylvia	101
94	Toni	101
96	Gail	98
97	Joan	97
97	Loretta	97
97	Suzanne	97
100	Elaine	96
100	Penny	96
100	Sarah	96