Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	838
2	Linda	702
3	Brenda	595
4	Patricia	493
5	Lisa	466
6	Sandra	423
7	Cynthia	384
8	Barbara	362
9	Deborah	325
10	Debra	320
11	Shirley	318
12	Donna	309
13	Gloria	292
14	Pamela	269
14	Sharon	269
16	Teresa	261
17	Carolyn	257
18	Susan	243
19	Betty	238
19	Dorothy	238
21	Kathy	227
22	Elizabeth	211
23	Tammy	209
24	Angela	203
25	Karen	200

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jacqueline	196
27	Janice	191
28	Debbie	178
29	Joyce	172
30	Wanda	170
31	Sheila	167
32	Sherry	164
33	Martha	160
34	Annie	149
35	Beverly	146
36	Margaret	141
36	Nancy	141
38	Janet	140
39	Judy	139
40	Carol	138
40	Rhonda	138
42	Connie	137
43	Rebecca	135
44	Cheryl	134
45	Laura	132
46	Doris	131
47	Diane	130
48	Robin	123
49	Cindy	119
50	Rosie	118
51	Glenda	116
52	Alice	115
53	Regina	114
54	Jennifer	112
55	Tina	111
56	Gwendolyn	109
57	Shelia	107
58	Annette	105
58	Kimberly	105
60	Helen	104
61	Anita	98
62	Sarah	96
63	Cathy	95
64	Terri	92
64	Virginia	92
66	Paula	91
67	Bobbie	90
68	Peggy	89
69	Marilyn	87
69	Rita	87
69	Theresa	87
69	Vickie	87
73	Vivian	86
74	Rose	85
75	Phyllis	84
76	Belinda	83
77	Denise	82
77	Melissa	82
79	Vanessa	78
80	Carla	75
80	Catherine	75
80	Loretta	75
83	Jo	74
83	Ruby	74
85	Charlotte	73
85	Evelyn	73
87	Darlene	72
87	Kim	72
89	Dianne	71
89	Willie	71
91	Jackie	70
91	Lori	70
93	Katherine	68
93	Sylvia	68
95	Julie	67
95	Vicki	67
97	Edna	65
97	Emma	65
97	Frances	65
100	Melanie	64