Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,636
2	Susan	1,088
3	Julie	1,022
4	Debra	821
5	Linda	761
6	Karen	736
7	Lori	716
7	Nancy	716
9	Barbara	645
10	Diane	596
11	Patricia	588
12	Pamela	547
13	Sandra	545
14	Cynthia	537
15	Cheryl	479
16	Kathy	477
17	Cindy	475
18	Kathleen	441
19	Brenda	429
20	Lisa	423
21	Dawn	421
22	Carol	419
23	Debbie	410
24	Deborah	376
25	Kim	368

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	351
27	Sharon	347
28	Donna	346
29	Laurie	339
30	Elizabeth	326
31	Denise	320
32	Kimberly	311
33	Jane	300
34	Lynn	299
35	Janet	285
35	Jean	285
37	Teresa	284
38	Tammy	281
39	Michelle	278
40	Theresa	261
40	Wendy	261
42	Laura	259
43	Judy	248
44	Margaret	237
45	Jill	235
46	Christine	234
47	Beth	231
48	Joan	225
49	Rebecca	218
50	Kathryn	217
51	Connie	213
52	Catherine	212
53	Colleen	199
54	Sue	193
55	Peggy	191
56	Becky	188
57	Robin	182
58	Bonnie	179
58	Vicki	179
60	Gail	176
61	Renee	169
62	Kelly	167
63	Anne	163
64	Jody	157
64	Terri	157
66	Katherine	151
67	Janice	149
68	Paula	146
69	Cathy	144
70	Judith	141
71	Ruth	139
72	Annette	137
73	Jennifer	135
74	Rhonda	131
75	Sheila	129
76	Amy	125
77	Jeanne	122
78	Carolyn	121
78	Joanne	121
80	Roxanne	120
81	Sandy	119
82	Tamara	115
83	Michele	114
84	Beverly	111
85	Patty	107
85	Valerie	107
87	Suzanne	106
87	Wanda	106
89	Joann	102
89	Patti	102
89	Sally	102
92	Sherry	101
92	Sheryl	101
94	Diana	100
94	Heidi	100
94	Joyce	100
97	Marie	97
98	Pam	96
99	Jodi	95
99	Maureen	95
99	Shelly	95