Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,329
2	Susan	1,074
3	Lori	986
4	Julie	921
5	Lisa	834
6	Karen	681
7	Linda	654
8	Barbara	601
9	Nancy	597
10	Debra	582
11	Brenda	581
12	Sandra	501
13	Pamela	483
14	Patricia	464
15	Diane	455
16	Cheryl	430
17	Cynthia	410
18	Laurie	402
19	Michelle	398
20	Dawn	390
21	Carol	384
22	Cindy	379
23	Elizabeth	364
24	Kathleen	343
25	Kimberly	338

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sharon	334
27	Teresa	324
28	Debbie	322
29	Denise	316
30	Ann	308
30	Kathy	308
32	Kim	304
33	Jane	294
34	Laura	293
35	Theresa	278
36	Deborah	273
37	Lynn	272
38	Tammy	270
39	Christine	268
39	Jill	268
41	Jean	265
42	Donna	259
43	Kelly	248
44	Janet	246
45	Wendy	241
46	Robin	234
47	Rebecca	218
48	Beth	217
49	Margaret	211
50	Renee	209
51	Connie	202
52	Colleen	196
53	Judy	193
54	Joan	189
55	Catherine	186
56	Peggy	185
57	Jacqueline	183
58	Jennifer	176
59	Terri	175
60	Sue	169
61	Kathryn	165
62	Becky	164
63	Ruth	158
63	Tracy	158
65	Anne	155
66	Bonnie	154
67	Carolyn	152
67	Sheila	152
67	Vicki	152
70	Amy	149
71	Shelly	142
72	Gail	138
73	Jodi	135
74	Paula	134
74	Suzanne	134
76	Michele	133
77	Jody	132
77	Tamara	132
79	Carrie	130
79	Janice	130
81	Cathy	129
81	Jeanne	129
83	Annette	128
84	Valerie	121
85	Heidi	119
86	Katherine	118
87	Kari	113
88	Joyce	112
89	Judith	111
90	Kay	107
91	Kristine	106
92	Shari	105
93	Rhonda	104
93	Sandy	104
95	Joanne	98
96	Pam	97
96	Patty	97
96	Penny	97
99	Sherry	96
100	Sally	94