Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	647
2	Mary	617
3	Angela	444
4	Patricia	426
5	Linda	413
6	Brenda	360
7	Cynthia	318
7	Sandra	318
9	Tammy	271
10	Sharon	265
11	Pamela	261
12	Teresa	251
13	Donna	249
14	Karen	248
15	Barbara	247
16	Jacqueline	235
17	Deborah	215
18	Melissa	205
19	Debra	203
20	Carolyn	202
21	Kimberly	201
22	Rhonda	189
23	Wanda	174
24	Shirley	170
25	Jennifer	163

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sherry	163
27	Tina	156
28	Betty	155
29	Susan	149
30	Janice	146
31	Gloria	142
32	Elizabeth	138
33	Shelia	131
34	Dorothy	130
35	Joyce	127
36	Janet	124
37	Sheila	122
38	Rebecca	121
39	Sarah	120
40	Connie	118
41	Stephanie	114
42	Beverly	112
42	Cheryl	112
44	Robin	111
45	Laura	105
46	Regina	103
47	Carol	102
48	Tracy	101
49	Margaret	99
49	Nancy	99
51	Kathy	97
51	Martha	97
53	Paula	94
54	Alice	91
54	Debbie	91
54	Theresa	91
57	Amy	90
58	Annie	88
59	Cindy	86
60	Diane	81
61	Doris	80
61	Valerie	80
63	Melinda	78
64	Marilyn	77
64	Rosie	77
64	Vickie	77
67	Denise	76
68	Anita	75
68	Gwendolyn	75
70	Penny	74
71	Annette	72
71	Sylvia	72
73	Lori	69
74	Judy	67
75	Cathy	66
75	Phyllis	66
77	Carla	65
77	Charlotte	65
77	Michelle	65
80	Rose	64
81	Jackie	62
82	Cassandra	61
82	Glenda	61
84	Evelyn	60
84	Kim	60
86	Darlene	59
86	Ruby	59
88	Catherine	58
88	Melanie	58
88	Rita	58
91	Terri	57
92	Helen	56
93	Julie	55
93	Wendy	55
95	Belinda	54
95	Dana	54
97	Virginia	53
98	Christine	51
98	Frances	51
98	Willie	51