Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	2,182
2	Mary	1,838
3	Karen	1,488
4	Linda	1,402
5	Patricia	1,394
6	Donna	1,334
7	Kathleen	1,240
8	Deborah	1,192
9	Nancy	1,160
10	Cheryl	1,008
11	Debra	1,006
12	Diane	946
13	Elizabeth	778
14	Cynthia	773
15	Barbara	760
16	Carol	746
17	Lisa	743
18	Pamela	652
19	Ann	592
20	Joanne	558
21	Sandra	551
22	Maureen	514
23	Denise	508
24	Christine	504
25	Sharon	490

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	488
27	Catherine	471
28	Paula	464
29	Anne	440
29	Janet	440
31	Margaret	438
32	Laura	406
32	Theresa	406
34	Kathy	405
34	Robin	405
36	Brenda	392
37	Jean	386
38	Joan	368
39	Gail	365
40	Janice	348
41	Laurie	347
42	Jane	343
43	Ellen	331
44	Julie	308
45	Darlene	306
46	Marie	302
47	Elaine	290
48	Kim	285
48	Lynn	285
50	Cindy	279
51	Michelle	268
52	Debbie	263
53	Lori	260
54	Joyce	258
55	Eileen	252
56	Lynne	232
57	Carolyn	228
58	Jeanne	227
59	Leslie	226
60	Suzanne	223
61	Michele	220
62	Katherine	219
63	Kathryn	208
64	Cathy	198
64	Wendy	198
66	Sheila	193
67	Doreen	188
68	Martha	187
69	Teresa	185
70	Valerie	184
71	Bonnie	179
72	Dianne	178
73	Kimberly	176
74	Virginia	174
75	Jo	171
75	Judy	171
77	Andrea	170
78	Beth	166
79	Maria	165
80	Dawn	160
81	Ruth	159
82	Helen	148
83	Dorothy	146
84	Colleen	144
84	Diana	144
86	Lorraine	142
87	Amy	141
88	Jacqueline	134
88	Jill	134
88	Roberta	134
91	Marianne	127
92	Marcia	126
93	Sally	123
94	Joann	122
95	Beverly	121
96	Charlene	119
97	Rose	117
98	Sarah	116
99	Sheryl	114
100	Jennifer	111