Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1964

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	722
2	Linda	488
3	Lisa	478
4	Patricia	427
5	Brenda	382
6	Sandra	361
7	Cynthia	352
8	Angela	344
9	Jacqueline	312
10	Donna	305
11	Barbara	296
11	Sharon	296
13	Pamela	294
14	Tammy	287
15	Teresa	275
16	Carolyn	243
17	Debra	238
18	Deborah	234
19	Karen	228
20	Shirley	221
21	Susan	216
22	Dorothy	194
23	Betty	176
24	Gloria	171
24	Kimberly	171

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sherry	164
27	Elizabeth	163
28	Melissa	158
29	Janice	152
30	Carol	151
30	Sheila	151
32	Shelia	149
33	Tina	143
34	Wanda	142
35	Kathy	136
36	Joyce	134
37	Connie	133
38	Cheryl	127
39	Rebecca	124
40	Laura	123
40	Rhonda	123
42	Janet	122
43	Sarah	121
44	Beverly	119
45	Paula	116
46	Annie	115
47	Debbie	112
47	Valerie	112
49	Annette	111
50	Robin	110
51	Anita	109
51	Nancy	109
53	Cindy	108
54	Margaret	106
55	Stephanie	101
56	Gwendolyn	99
57	Regina	98
58	Denise	96
58	Martha	96
60	Judy	95
61	Jennifer	92
62	Theresa	91
62	Vickie	91
64	Diane	87
65	Lori	85
66	Marilyn	83
66	Virginia	83
68	Darlene	80
68	Helen	80
70	Jackie	79
70	Melanie	79
70	Phyllis	79
70	Terri	79
74	Amy	77
74	Doris	77
76	Carla	76
76	Cathy	76
78	Catherine	73
79	Cassandra	72
79	Glenda	72
81	Belinda	71
82	Alice	70
82	Charlotte	70
82	Rose	70
82	Tracy	70
86	Ruby	69
87	Bobbie	68
87	Melinda	68
87	Rosie	68
87	Sylvia	68
91	Evelyn	67
91	Vanessa	67
93	Terry	65
94	Christine	64
95	Michelle	63
96	Loretta	62
96	Willie	62
98	Penny	61
99	Peggy	60
100	Jeanette	58