Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,595
2	Susan	1,216
3	Julie	1,061
4	Debra	914
5	Linda	736
6	Nancy	725
7	Karen	698
8	Diane	651
9	Patricia	647
10	Lori	616
11	Barbara	615
12	Cynthia	603
13	Cheryl	554
14	Pamela	539
15	Cindy	488
16	Kathleen	455
17	Sandra	440
18	Carol	418
19	Kathy	410
20	Deborah	396
21	Brenda	375
22	Debbie	363
23	Sharon	349
24	Elizabeth	316
24	Lisa	316

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Laurie	312
27	Kim	309
28	Jane	305
29	Jean	302
30	Denise	299
31	Lynn	297
32	Ann	294
33	Kimberly	289
34	Kathryn	266
35	Janet	263
36	Peggy	262
37	Dawn	260
38	Rebecca	245
39	Donna	243
39	Teresa	243
41	Margaret	242
42	Joan	240
42	Judy	240
44	Theresa	235
45	Laura	219
46	Connie	216
47	Vicki	215
48	Wendy	212
49	Catherine	210
50	Michelle	206
51	Bonnie	199
52	Robin	193
53	Christine	192
53	Colleen	192
55	Tammy	186
56	Janice	177
57	Jill	175
58	Paula	173
59	Sue	166
60	Becky	160
61	Joyce	154
62	Terri	151
63	Ruth	147
64	Beth	144
64	Renee	144
66	Gail	142
67	Jeanne	135
68	Judith	134
69	Cathy	133
70	Anne	132
71	Joanne	125
71	Sheila	125
73	Katherine	124
74	Rhonda	120
74	Rita	120
74	Roxanne	120
77	Jody	117
78	Kelly	115
79	Carolyn	114
80	Jennifer	110
81	Pam	108
82	Michele	107
83	Suzanne	106
84	Jodi	103
85	Beverly	102
85	Patti	102
87	Kay	99
87	Valerie	99
89	Sheryl	98
89	Shirley	98
91	Annette	96
91	Marie	96
93	Maureen	95
94	Sally	93
95	Joann	91
95	Tamara	91
97	Amy	90
97	Darlene	90
97	Patty	90
97	Sandy	90