Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,005
2	Linda	744
3	Patricia	565
4	Brenda	543
5	Barbara	433
6	Debra	429
7	Shirley	425
8	Deborah	420
9	Cynthia	375
10	Sandra	344
11	Dorothy	335
12	Betty	318
13	Pamela	308
14	Carolyn	283
15	Donna	266
16	Gloria	261
17	Kathy	253
18	Susan	252
19	Annie	241
19	Janice	241
21	Martha	233
22	Sharon	221
23	Karen	209
24	Joyce	206
25	Elizabeth	196

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lisa	195
27	Debbie	183
28	Wanda	178
29	Judy	175
30	Beverly	174
31	Diane	170
32	Cathy	166
33	Nancy	162
34	Teresa	158
35	Marilyn	157
36	Cheryl	156
37	Janet	153
38	Bobbie	152
38	Margaret	152
40	Ruby	150
41	Helen	149
42	Peggy	144
42	Rebecca	144
44	Doris	143
45	Sheila	142
46	Rosie	141
46	Sherry	141
48	Annette	133
49	Vickie	127
50	Cindy	124
51	Carol	123
52	Sarah	122
53	Rose	121
54	Willie	115
55	Alice	113
56	Glenda	110
57	Phyllis	109
57	Rhonda	109
59	Virginia	107
60	Rita	105
60	Tammy	105
62	Gwendolyn	104
63	Jo	103
64	Evelyn	99
65	Anita	98
66	Catherine	97
66	Darlene	97
66	Theresa	97
69	Laura	96
70	Dianne	92
71	Paula	90
72	Connie	89
73	Charlotte	86
73	Jacqueline	86
73	Shelia	86
76	Angela	84
76	Katherine	84
78	Lillie	83
79	Emma	80
80	Sylvia	79
81	Ann	76
81	Vicki	76
83	Mildred	74
84	Bonnie	73
84	Frances	73
86	Regina	72
87	Julie	71
88	Denise	70
89	Gail	69
89	Vivian	69
91	Christine	68
91	Patsy	68
93	Belinda	67
94	Ethel	66
95	Ella	65
95	Mattie	65
97	Edna	63
98	Robin	62
99	Jackie	60
100	Bertha	58
100	Ruth	58