Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,142
2	Lisa	1,076
3	Julie	853
4	Susan	838
5	Lori	777
6	Karen	626
7	Brenda	568
8	Nancy	526
9	Linda	484
10	Michelle	467
11	Pamela	459
12	Barbara	457
13	Kimberly	454
14	Patricia	424
15	Sandra	412
16	Debra	405
17	Diane	389
18	Dawn	345
19	Tammy	343
20	Cynthia	341
21	Ann	328
22	Kelly	323
23	Kathleen	318
24	Laurie	317
25	Cheryl	311

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	309
27	Laura	306
28	Christine	304
29	Denise	299
30	Deborah	282
30	Teresa	282
32	Kim	280
33	Carol	273
34	Jane	272
35	Kathy	268
36	Theresa	266
37	Jennifer	265
38	Sharon	264
39	Wendy	259
40	Jill	256
41	Lynn	255
42	Cindy	254
43	Beth	231
44	Rebecca	219
45	Amy	208
46	Janet	206
46	Paula	206
48	Donna	204
49	Debbie	202
50	Colleen	199
51	Jean	193
52	Robin	191
53	Sheila	183
54	Connie	181
54	Margaret	181
56	Tracy	175
57	Kathryn	173
58	Catherine	172
59	Michele	170
60	Judy	169
61	Joan	165
62	Renee	164
63	Anne	159
63	Terri	159
65	Bonnie	149
66	Kari	145
67	Shelly	144
68	Heidi	143
69	Tamara	141
70	Jodi	139
71	Jody	138
72	Suzanne	133
73	Annette	132
74	Becky	125
75	Jeanne	122
76	Kristin	119
77	Sarah	116
78	Rhonda	115
79	Jacqueline	113
79	Valerie	113
81	Melissa	111
81	Penny	111
83	Kristine	107
83	Sue	107
85	Ruth	106
86	Kristi	104
86	Peggy	104
86	Sherri	104
89	Sara	103
90	Angela	101
90	Carolyn	101
90	Gail	101
90	Vicki	101
94	Cathy	96
95	Sherry	95
96	Holly	94
97	Karla	93
97	Roxanne	93
97	Stephanie	93
100	Shelley	91