Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1964

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	966
2	Mary	937
3	Karen	599
4	Angela	582
5	Donna	569
6	Cynthia	541
7	Tammy	501
8	Pamela	493
9	Patricia	488
9	Sharon	488
11	Linda	399
12	Susan	372
13	Sandra	365
14	Jacqueline	330
15	Elizabeth	324
16	Debra	320
17	Brenda	315
18	Rhonda	313
19	Michelle	306
20	Denise	295
21	Barbara	290
22	Deborah	283
23	Lori	277
24	Paula	273
25	Melissa	270

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dana	262
27	Stephanie	260
28	Kimberly	259
29	Tina	255
30	Cheryl	252
30	Kim	252
32	Laura	251
33	Carolyn	247
33	Connie	247
33	Julie	247
36	Robin	239
37	Sheila	232
38	Wanda	231
39	Jennifer	218
40	Darlene	214
41	Rebecca	201
42	Theresa	199
43	Terri	189
44	Annette	187
44	Cindy	187
46	Monica	184
47	Janice	174
48	Nancy	170
49	Carla	166
50	Christine	165
50	Kathy	165
52	Dawn	163
53	Margaret	159
54	Tracy	153
55	Janet	152
56	Charlotte	150
57	Shelia	147
58	Melanie	145
58	Sherry	145
60	Debbie	141
60	Kelly	141
62	Carol	140
63	Judy	139
64	Betty	135
65	Catherine	134
66	Vanessa	133
67	Joyce	124
67	Penny	124
69	Laurie	120
69	Teresa	120
71	Valerie	118
72	Amy	117
73	Leslie	115
74	Beverly	112
75	Anita	111
75	Sarah	111
75	Wendy	111
78	Phyllis	109
78	Shirley	109
80	Ann	107
80	Charlene	107
82	Kathleen	105
82	Rose	105
82	Veronica	105
85	Gina	104
86	Cathy	103
86	Gloria	103
86	Maria	103
86	Melinda	103
86	Terry	103
91	Anna	102
91	Marilyn	102
93	Vickie	100
94	Renee	99
95	Jackie	98
96	Katherine	97
96	Yvette	97
98	Regina	96
99	Andrea	95
99	Yolanda	95