Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,241
2	Susan	968
3	Lisa	950
4	Julie	903
5	Lori	849
6	Karen	703
7	Nancy	595
8	Linda	581
9	Brenda	542
10	Pamela	509
11	Barbara	504
11	Debra	504
13	Patricia	467
14	Michelle	453
15	Sandra	441
16	Dawn	419
17	Diane	403
18	Kimberly	389
19	Cynthia	365
20	Laurie	363
21	Kathleen	353
22	Cindy	343
23	Denise	342
24	Ann	338
25	Carol	334

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	333
27	Jane	324
28	Tammy	323
29	Elizabeth	308
29	Kim	308
31	Kathy	306
32	Kelly	297
33	Deborah	291
33	Teresa	291
35	Laura	285
36	Sharon	281
37	Jill	275
38	Debbie	269
38	Lynn	269
40	Wendy	261
41	Theresa	255
42	Beth	245
43	Jean	240
44	Christine	238
45	Donna	234
45	Janet	234
47	Robin	231
48	Connie	229
49	Rebecca	215
50	Jennifer	213
51	Renee	201
52	Colleen	200
53	Margaret	196
54	Amy	195
55	Kathryn	189
56	Catherine	183
56	Joan	183
58	Judy	181
58	Michele	181
60	Terri	173
61	Sheila	169
62	Anne	167
63	Tracy	166
64	Bonnie	162
65	Suzanne	151
66	Paula	150
67	Shelly	147
68	Jacqueline	144
69	Rhonda	143
70	Jody	140
71	Carolyn	139
72	Sue	138
73	Jodi	137
74	Annette	136
74	Vicki	136
76	Becky	133
77	Peggy	132
78	Kari	129
78	Katherine	129
80	Heidi	128
80	Ruth	128
82	Tamara	126
83	Sherry	121
84	Kay	118
85	Carla	114
86	Carrie	113
87	Kristine	111
87	Sarah	111
89	Shari	110
90	Sherri	109
91	Jeanne	108
92	Gail	106
93	Judith	105
93	Penny	105
95	Karla	104
96	Janice	102
97	Jackie	101
97	Pam	101
99	Joyce	97
100	Sally	93