Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	937
2	Linda	775
3	Brenda	555
4	Patricia	543
5	Sandra	467
6	Barbara	409
7	Cynthia	397
8	Donna	394
9	Shirley	372
10	Debra	357
11	Lisa	338
12	Deborah	313
13	Betty	302
14	Pamela	267
15	Gloria	266
16	Dorothy	263
17	Sharon	262
18	Carolyn	258
19	Teresa	253
20	Kathy	237
21	Susan	225
22	Karen	215
23	Janice	212
24	Elizabeth	211
25	Debbie	210

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	207
27	Annie	206
28	Wanda	203
29	Joyce	197
30	Janet	178
31	Tammy	171
32	Nancy	166
33	Angela	163
34	Beverly	162
35	Sherry	158
36	Doris	147
37	Sheila	146
38	Margaret	144
39	Shelia	138
40	Cheryl	132
41	Diane	130
42	Cindy	129
42	Paula	129
44	Judy	126
44	Rebecca	126
46	Annette	125
47	Evelyn	121
48	Marilyn	119
49	Rhonda	118
50	Carol	117
51	Glenda	111
51	Virginia	111
53	Helen	110
54	Bobbie	109
54	Gwendolyn	109
54	Sarah	109
57	Connie	107
57	Jacqueline	107
57	Rosie	107
60	Anita	105
60	Ruby	105
62	Laura	101
63	Alice	98
63	Robin	98
65	Catherine	96
66	Cathy	95
67	Phyllis	94
67	Tina	94
69	Vickie	93
70	Peggy	91
70	Regina	91
70	Rose	91
73	Belinda	89
73	Julie	89
73	Kimberly	89
76	Theresa	86
77	Denise	85
78	Rita	84
78	Willie	84
80	Katherine	82
81	Emma	79
81	Jo	79
83	Christine	76
84	Sylvia	75
85	Darlene	74
85	Vivian	74
87	Kim	73
87	Terri	73
89	Frances	71
90	Loretta	69
91	Dianne	68
91	Jennifer	68
91	Terry	68
91	Vicki	68
95	Charlotte	66
96	Melissa	65
97	Ella	64
98	Bonnie	63
98	Lillie	63
98	Valerie	63