Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,467
2	Susan	1,030
3	Julie	950
4	Lori	895
5	Karen	728
6	Linda	700
7	Nancy	661
8	Debra	648
9	Lisa	617
10	Barbara	580
11	Patricia	548
12	Diane	539
13	Brenda	532
14	Sandra	517
15	Pamela	481
16	Cynthia	478
17	Laurie	457
18	Cindy	447
19	Cheryl	446
20	Kathleen	423
21	Carol	372
22	Kimberly	368
23	Elizabeth	357
24	Dawn	346
25	Denise	343

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Debbie	331
27	Kim	326
28	Ann	321
29	Michelle	319
30	Kathy	316
31	Sharon	311
32	Deborah	307
33	Jane	304
33	Lynn	304
35	Laura	296
36	Jean	295
36	Wendy	295
38	Teresa	291
39	Tammy	279
40	Donna	276
41	Margaret	254
42	Theresa	250
43	Colleen	237
43	Connie	237
45	Beth	236
46	Jill	234
47	Catherine	232
48	Kathryn	231
49	Rebecca	230
50	Janet	229
51	Joan	214
52	Judy	212
53	Kelly	209
54	Christine	207
54	Sue	207
56	Peggy	198
57	Robin	190
58	Terri	186
59	Vicki	179
60	Renee	171
61	Paula	165
62	Bonnie	162
63	Anne	160
64	Amy	151
65	Jennifer	149
66	Gail	148
67	Becky	140
68	Jeanne	138
68	Judith	138
70	Suzanne	137
71	Rhonda	136
71	Sheila	136
73	Cathy	134
74	Janice	132
74	Jody	132
74	Tamara	132
77	Katherine	128
78	Tracy	126
79	Jodi	125
80	Shelly	121
81	Annette	120
82	Sherry	119
83	Marie	117
84	Penny	115
85	Sandy	114
86	Heidi	110
87	Carolyn	109
88	Patty	108
89	Michele	107
90	Carrie	106
90	Joanne	106
92	Jacqueline	104
93	Maureen	102
94	Rita	101
95	Kay	100
95	Roxanne	100
97	Ruth	97
97	Valerie	97
99	Joyce	96
100	Anita	91