Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,777
2	Karen	2,054
3	Susan	2,036
4	Linda	2,002
5	Patricia	1,538
6	Cynthia	1,348
7	Deborah	1,337
8	Debra	1,336
9	Cheryl	1,305
10	Pamela	1,288
11	Diane	1,219
12	Nancy	1,176
13	Julie	1,174
14	Lori	1,168
15	Kathy	1,140
16	Sandra	1,133
17	Barbara	1,120
18	Donna	1,067
19	Lisa	1,037
20	Denise	1,003
21	Cindy	999
22	Kathleen	987
23	Carol	979
24	Brenda	924
25	Sharon	917

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kimberly	892
27	Laura	885
28	Debbie	854
29	Kim	741
30	Dawn	735
31	Janet	724
32	Elizabeth	717
33	Tammy	638
34	Michelle	636
35	Robin	616
36	Theresa	594
37	Teresa	561
38	Margaret	558
39	Laurie	533
39	Terri	533
41	Janice	523
42	Cathy	521
43	Ann	513
44	Christine	506
45	Catherine	504
46	Sue	471
47	Judy	469
48	Lynn	460
49	Rebecca	453
50	Annette	442
51	Renee	424
52	Sherry	417
53	Tina	413
54	Jill	408
55	Kelly	406
56	Connie	394
57	Beth	383
58	Gail	382
59	Jane	375
60	Valerie	372
61	Sheila	370
62	Peggy	368
63	Carolyn	364
64	Judith	360
65	Anne	349
65	Kathryn	349
67	Paula	347
68	Colleen	337
69	Michele	335
70	Bonnie	334
70	Wendy	334
72	Amy	330
73	Rhonda	327
74	Katherine	324
75	Diana	320
76	Suzanne	318
77	Darlene	317
77	Joyce	317
79	Sally	303
80	Jean	296
81	Vicki	294
82	Ruth	291
83	Joan	284
84	Beverly	268
85	Marie	255
86	Sheryl	245
87	Martha	244
87	Penny	244
89	Ellen	243
90	Angela	239
91	Jennifer	233
92	Terry	230
93	Sandy	227
94	Shirley	225
95	Betty	223
96	Pam	221
97	Elaine	220
98	Anita	219
99	Tamara	218
100	Leslie	215