Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,010
2	Lisa	882
3	Karen	661
4	Donna	647
5	Linda	646
6	Cynthia	588
7	Brenda	555
8	Sharon	538
9	Patricia	527
10	Pamela	508
11	Debra	506
12	Sandra	495
13	Susan	443
14	Barbara	403
15	Deborah	396
16	Tammy	387
17	Elizabeth	380
18	Angela	369
19	Cheryl	361
20	Carolyn	335
21	Denise	306
22	Jacqueline	301
23	Kathy	277
24	Rhonda	275
25	Wanda	264

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	262
27	Connie	261
28	Laura	260
29	Janet	255
30	Julie	249
31	Jennifer	247
32	Lori	246
33	Sheila	244
34	Rebecca	241
35	Carla	240
36	Tina	233
37	Debbie	231
37	Nancy	231
39	Kim	229
40	Janice	225
41	Michelle	217
42	Paula	215
43	Cindy	214
43	Theresa	214
45	Carol	195
46	Gwendolyn	194
46	Stephanie	194
48	Judy	191
49	Shirley	186
49	Terri	186
51	Darlene	182
52	Catherine	181
53	Betty	172
54	Sherry	171
55	Shelia	170
55	Vanessa	170
57	Margaret	164
58	Beverly	162
59	Gloria	158
60	Joyce	156
61	Peggy	154
62	Diane	153
62	Melanie	153
62	Phyllis	153
65	Melissa	152
66	Cathy	150
67	Belinda	144
68	Annette	142
69	Charlotte	138
69	Kimberly	138
71	Christine	136
72	Renee	131
72	Teresa	131
74	Penny	128
75	Rose	127
76	Tracy	125
77	Anita	123
78	Katherine	122
78	Melinda	122
78	Monica	122
81	Terry	120
82	Ann	118
82	Veronica	118
84	Laurie	117
85	Martha	116
86	Bonnie	114
86	Kathleen	114
88	Wendy	113
89	Charlene	112
90	Marilyn	109
90	Regina	109
92	Alice	108
93	Glenda	104
94	Leslie	100
94	Marie	100
94	Sarah	100
97	Gail	99
98	Dawn	98
99	Suzanne	97
100	Yolanda	96