Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,063
2	Angela	626
3	Mary	622
4	Michelle	547
5	Karen	485
6	Melissa	476
7	Donna	438
8	Cynthia	428
9	Tammy	419
10	Pamela	410
11	Sharon	394
12	Kimberly	380
13	Patricia	368
14	Sandra	329
15	Rhonda	327
16	Stephanie	315
17	Jennifer	304
18	Tina	297
19	Susan	281
20	Elizabeth	266
21	Cheryl	252
22	Linda	250
23	Kim	249
24	Denise	228
25	Deborah	225

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Paula	224
27	Barbara	223
28	Brenda	222
29	Julie	212
30	Tracy	208
31	Debra	204
32	Rebecca	196
33	Dawn	195
33	Lori	195
35	Laura	191
36	Carolyn	189
37	Jacqueline	186
38	Dana	182
38	Kelly	182
38	Sheila	182
41	Wendy	180
42	Monica	172
42	Stacey	172
44	Connie	169
45	Robin	168
46	Amy	166
47	Theresa	164
48	Michele	160
49	Andrea	159
50	Nancy	152
51	Christine	149
52	Wanda	148
53	Carla	140
54	Catherine	138
55	Darlene	135
55	Shelia	135
57	Sherry	129
58	Janet	125
59	Amanda	124
59	Cindy	124
59	Leslie	124
59	Veronica	124
63	Yolanda	120
64	Stacy	113
65	Katherine	112
66	Charlotte	111
67	Kathy	110
68	Janice	107
68	Margaret	107
68	Monique	107
68	Penny	107
72	Melanie	106
73	Annette	104
74	Gina	103
75	Carol	99
75	Sonya	99
75	Yvette	99
78	Teresa	98
79	Debbie	97
79	Renee	97
79	Valerie	97
79	Vanessa	97
83	Jill	96
84	Betty	94
85	Bridget	93
85	Terri	93
87	Melinda	91
88	Judy	90
88	Shannon	90
88	Tonya	90
91	Maria	89
91	Tanya	89
93	Gwendolyn	87
93	Kathleen	87
95	Phyllis	86
95	Rachel	86
97	Beverly	85
97	Regina	85
99	Rose	84
99	Samantha	84