Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	814
2	Linda	589
3	Brenda	586
4	Lisa	448
4	Patricia	448
6	Sandra	411
7	Cynthia	403
8	Barbara	354
9	Donna	335
10	Debra	296
11	Teresa	290
12	Shirley	282
13	Karen	275
14	Deborah	273
15	Carolyn	268
15	Pamela	268
17	Sharon	266
18	Jacqueline	248
19	Angela	247
20	Susan	224
21	Tammy	217
22	Sherry	215
23	Dorothy	213
23	Gloria	213
25	Betty	212

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	192
27	Wanda	189
28	Elizabeth	181
29	Kathy	177
30	Sheila	169
31	Beverly	165
32	Annie	164
33	Debbie	161
34	Kimberly	157
35	Joyce	152
35	Martha	152
37	Janet	150
38	Shelia	149
39	Jennifer	148
39	Rhonda	148
41	Tina	141
42	Cindy	138
43	Connie	135
43	Margaret	135
45	Laura	130
46	Sarah	129
47	Cheryl	126
48	Judy	124
48	Lori	124
50	Nancy	123
51	Carol	118
52	Glenda	116
53	Rebecca	110
54	Diane	108
54	Gwendolyn	108
56	Regina	107
57	Annette	105
58	Theresa	104
59	Doris	103
60	Marilyn	102
60	Rosie	102
62	Alice	98
62	Anita	98
62	Melissa	98
65	Bobbie	96
66	Melanie	94
66	Virginia	94
68	Evelyn	93
68	Robin	93
68	Vickie	93
71	Catherine	91
72	Rita	89
72	Ruby	89
74	Belinda	85
74	Helen	85
76	Paula	82
76	Peggy	82
78	Phyllis	81
79	Julie	80
80	Cathy	79
81	Rose	74
81	Stephanie	74
83	Sylvia	73
83	Tracy	73
85	Jeanette	70
86	Christine	69
86	Denise	69
86	Terri	69
89	Carla	67
89	Dianne	67
89	Emma	67
89	Melinda	67
93	Cassandra	66
93	Kim	66
95	Charlotte	65
95	Darlene	65
95	Edna	65
98	Willie	64
99	Frances	63
99	Jackie	63