Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,163
2	Linda	809
3	Patricia	602
4	Brenda	592
5	Deborah	511
6	Barbara	479
7	Shirley	470
8	Debra	439
9	Cynthia	415
10	Carolyn	361
11	Dorothy	358
12	Betty	350
13	Gloria	315
14	Sandra	295
15	Pamela	272
16	Martha	255
16	Sharon	255
18	Susan	254
19	Kathy	252
20	Donna	251
21	Janice	249
22	Joyce	246
23	Annie	238
24	Elizabeth	221
25	Wanda	202

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Karen	197
27	Beverly	191
28	Diane	190
29	Margaret	186
30	Judy	185
31	Rose	179
32	Teresa	171
33	Doris	169
33	Rosie	169
35	Rebecca	156
35	Sherry	156
37	Ruby	155
38	Marilyn	153
39	Carol	144
39	Nancy	144
41	Debbie	143
42	Janet	141
42	Virginia	141
44	Willie	139
45	Bobbie	137
45	Rhonda	137
47	Gwendolyn	135
48	Cathy	133
49	Alice	132
50	Sarah	131
51	Helen	128
52	Jo	127
53	Lisa	126
54	Catherine	123
55	Sheila	121
56	Cheryl	120
57	Peggy	116
58	Rita	114
59	Lillie	111
60	Glenda	108
61	Emma	105
62	Jacqueline	104
63	Evelyn	102
64	Shelia	101
65	Cindy	99
66	Connie	96
67	Vickie	95
68	Vicki	93
69	Laura	91
69	Paula	91
71	Dianne	90
72	Katherine	89
73	Annette	87
73	Frances	87
75	Angela	86
75	Theresa	86
77	Bonnie	84
78	Bertha	78
78	Christine	78
78	Ella	78
81	Phyllis	77
82	Darlene	74
83	Regina	73
84	Anita	72
84	Ruth	72
86	Mildred	70
87	Johnnie	68
88	Loretta	67
89	Sylvia	66
90	Ethel	65
90	Jessie	65
92	Diana	63
92	Geraldine	63
92	Robin	63
95	Juanita	62
95	Julia	62
97	Patsy	61
98	Clara	60
98	Eva	60
98	Thelma	60