Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,245
2	Mary	683
3	Angela	632
4	Karen	615
5	Donna	520
6	Sharon	461
7	Pamela	438
8	Tammy	422
9	Cynthia	397
10	Patricia	396
11	Melissa	372
12	Linda	361
13	Kimberly	345
14	Rhonda	341
15	Sandra	333
16	Michelle	316
17	Susan	315
18	Stephanie	299
19	Debra	290
20	Tina	288
21	Elizabeth	286
22	Brenda	280
23	Jennifer	270
24	Denise	257
25	Paula	253

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	245
27	Julie	242
28	Jacqueline	241
29	Barbara	230
30	Deborah	229
31	Kim	226
32	Carolyn	218
33	Connie	211
33	Laura	211
35	Monica	209
36	Rebecca	201
37	Sheila	192
38	Christine	184
39	Lori	183
40	Robin	182
41	Tracy	179
41	Wanda	179
43	Wendy	178
44	Dawn	176
45	Theresa	173
46	Kelly	165
47	Darlene	162
48	Shelia	161
49	Kathy	149
50	Amy	147
51	Terri	146
52	Nancy	143
53	Carla	142
54	Charlotte	141
55	Janet	137
56	Cindy	135
57	Melanie	134
58	Stacey	133
59	Dana	132
59	Leslie	132
61	Catherine	131
62	Janice	130
63	Sherry	129
64	Andrea	128
64	Annette	128
66	Carol	126
67	Monique	120
68	Debbie	118
69	Gwendolyn	115
69	Melinda	115
69	Michele	115
72	Margaret	114
73	Valerie	112
74	Ann	111
74	Samantha	111
74	Yolanda	111
77	Betty	110
77	Shirley	110
79	Gina	109
80	Penny	108
80	Renee	108
82	Vanessa	107
82	Veronica	107
84	Judy	105
85	Jill	103
85	Yvette	103
87	Phyllis	100
88	Regina	97
89	Allison	96
89	Teresa	96
91	Anita	94
92	Stacy	92
93	Beverly	87
93	Katherine	87
95	Terry	85
96	Cathy	84
97	Kathleen	83
97	Marie	83
97	Sarah	83
100	Laurie	82