Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,731
2	Susan	1,215
3	Debra	1,164
4	Cynthia	940
5	Linda	833
6	Nancy	808
7	Julie	795
8	Karen	768
9	Barbara	737
10	Patricia	674
11	Cindy	616
12	Diane	566
13	Pamela	547
14	Carol	536
15	Cheryl	534
16	Kathleen	516
17	Deborah	489
18	Lori	458
19	Sandra	457
20	Brenda	369
21	Sharon	353
22	Kim	340
23	Jean	336
24	Denise	332
25	Jane	310

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	300
27	Ann	290
28	Elizabeth	289
29	Kimberly	287
30	Debbie	286
31	Donna	280
32	Janet	278
33	Lynn	275
34	Dawn	267
35	Margaret	265
36	Laurie	263
37	Joan	260
38	Wendy	257
39	Judy	254
40	Kathryn	248
41	Teresa	240
42	Laura	235
43	Theresa	230
44	Rebecca	226
45	Catherine	223
46	Lisa	222
47	Robin	220
48	Connie	219
49	Peggy	212
50	Vicki	200
51	Judith	195
52	Bonnie	190
53	Colleen	189
54	Gail	185
55	Michelle	183
56	Janice	182
56	Jill	182
58	Christine	179
59	Paula	166
60	Jennifer	155
61	Renee	152
62	Beverly	151
63	Joyce	150
64	Jody	149
65	Jeanne	148
66	Roxanne	138
66	Ruth	138
68	Beth	131
69	Katherine	130
70	Sheila	129
71	Anne	128
72	Joanne	121
72	Sue	121
74	Cathy	119
74	Rita	119
76	Valerie	115
77	Becky	114
78	Suzanne	111
79	Victoria	109
80	Sheryl	107
81	Kay	106
81	Rhonda	106
81	Roberta	106
81	Terri	106
85	Carolyn	103
86	Sherry	100
87	Michele	99
87	Shirley	99
89	Leslie	97
89	Marcia	97
91	Maureen	93
92	Annette	92
92	Gayle	92
92	Jan	92
92	Vickie	92
96	Betty	91
97	Diana	90
98	Joann	89
99	Patti	88
100	Tammy	87