Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	763
2	Linda	548
3	Brenda	501
4	Lisa	496
5	Patricia	439
6	Sandra	426
7	Cynthia	386
8	Donna	342
9	Barbara	339
10	Tammy	304
11	Angela	295
12	Pamela	281
13	Teresa	270
14	Sharon	269
15	Deborah	268
16	Debra	256
17	Carolyn	242
18	Shirley	235
19	Karen	227
20	Elizabeth	209
21	Susan	207
22	Jacqueline	202
23	Gloria	201
24	Dorothy	184
25	Betty	177

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sherry	177
27	Kathy	175
28	Janice	171
29	Sheila	162
30	Kimberly	159
31	Wanda	157
32	Joyce	156
33	Beverly	153
34	Annie	152
35	Rhonda	149
36	Connie	145
37	Martha	139
38	Laura	133
39	Janet	130
40	Tina	129
41	Melissa	127
42	Debbie	125
43	Cindy	124
43	Lori	124
45	Cheryl	122
46	Gwendolyn	119
46	Rebecca	119
48	Jennifer	117
49	Shelia	116
50	Carol	115
51	Paula	114
52	Margaret	112
53	Cathy	111
54	Anita	109
54	Judy	109
56	Diane	107
56	Sarah	107
58	Robin	101
59	Nancy	100
60	Alice	99
61	Regina	98
62	Vickie	97
63	Evelyn	96
64	Doris	94
64	Stephanie	94
66	Ruby	92
67	Marilyn	91
68	Helen	90
69	Phyllis	89
70	Theresa	88
71	Charlotte	85
71	Virginia	85
73	Glenda	84
74	Melanie	81
75	Annette	78
76	Amy	76
76	Belinda	76
76	Rosie	76
76	Terri	76
80	Denise	75
81	Carla	72
81	Darlene	72
83	Sylvia	71
84	Dana	70
84	Penny	70
84	Rose	70
84	Tracy	70
88	Cassandra	69
88	Catherine	69
90	Vivian	68
91	Willie	67
92	Melinda	66
92	Vanessa	66
92	Vicki	66
95	Bobbie	64
95	Katherine	64
97	Kim	63
97	Michelle	63
97	Valerie	63
100	Frances	61