Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,009
2	Linda	806
3	Patricia	551
4	Brenda	538
5	Cynthia	434
6	Debra	421
7	Barbara	411
8	Deborah	402
9	Shirley	400
10	Sandra	397
11	Donna	386
12	Carolyn	308
13	Betty	290
14	Dorothy	288
15	Kathy	277
16	Pamela	274
17	Gloria	270
18	Sharon	258
19	Lisa	255
20	Susan	247
21	Karen	246
22	Annie	219
23	Teresa	218
24	Janice	217
25	Debbie	208

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Martha	208
27	Elizabeth	201
28	Wanda	192
29	Tammy	188
30	Nancy	184
31	Joyce	182
32	Beverly	181
33	Diane	180
34	Margaret	172
35	Judy	163
35	Sherry	163
37	Janet	162
38	Sheila	154
39	Doris	151
40	Cindy	148
41	Angela	138
42	Cheryl	136
43	Rebecca	135
44	Annette	134
44	Gwendolyn	134
46	Alice	133
47	Carol	124
48	Rose	121
49	Ruby	120
50	Cathy	116
50	Rhonda	116
52	Sarah	115
53	Bobbie	114
54	Connie	113
54	Peggy	113
56	Shelia	112
56	Willie	112
58	Helen	110
59	Glenda	108
60	Phyllis	107
60	Rosie	107
62	Catherine	105
62	Jo	105
62	Virginia	105
65	Rita	103
66	Laura	101
67	Theresa	100
68	Anita	98
69	Evelyn	94
70	Katherine	88
71	Darlene	87
71	Marilyn	87
71	Vickie	87
74	Bonnie	86
75	Dianne	85
76	Emma	82
77	Robin	81
78	Belinda	79
79	Lillie	78
80	Jacqueline	77
80	Paula	77
82	Denise	76
82	Vanessa	76
84	Charlotte	74
84	Vivian	74
86	Mildred	73
87	Ruth	71
88	Terri	70
89	Kimberly	69
89	Vicki	69
91	Julie	68
92	Christine	67
92	Frances	67
94	Regina	66
95	Diana	65
96	Tina	64
97	Edna	62
97	Gail	62
97	Julia	62
100	Sylvia	61