Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	618
2	Mary	564
3	Angela	393
4	Linda	351
5	Patricia	337
6	Cynthia	325
7	Brenda	315
8	Sandra	302
8	Tammy	302
10	Pamela	286
11	Kimberly	268
12	Sharon	252
13	Barbara	244
14	Melissa	232
15	Donna	218
16	Karen	212
17	Teresa	210
18	Deborah	189
19	Carolyn	182
19	Jennifer	182
21	Jacqueline	176
22	Elizabeth	173
23	Debra	171
23	Tina	171
25	Rhonda	150

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	149
27	Janice	142
28	Sherry	139
29	Susan	138
30	Dorothy	134
31	Betty	132
31	Shelia	132
33	Stephanie	130
34	Wanda	125
35	Michelle	118
36	Sheila	117
37	Regina	111
38	Gloria	107
39	Beverly	106
40	Carol	101
41	Tracy	100
42	Connie	99
42	Rebecca	99
44	Martha	98
44	Nancy	98
44	Paula	98
47	Laura	95
48	Janet	93
48	Kathy	93
50	Joyce	92
51	Amy	90
52	Margaret	88
53	Carla	86
54	Cindy	85
55	Annie	84
56	Cheryl	82
57	Debbie	81
58	Vickie	79
59	Julie	74
60	Robin	71
60	Theresa	71
62	Dana	70
63	Marilyn	68
64	Annette	66
65	Denise	65
65	Doris	65
65	Felicia	65
68	Charlotte	64
68	Gwendolyn	64
68	Lori	64
71	Alice	63
71	Amanda	63
71	Anita	63
71	Cathy	63
71	Rita	63
71	Sarah	63
77	Catherine	62
78	Andrea	61
79	Glenda	59
79	Melanie	59
79	Melinda	59
79	Phyllis	59
83	Angelia	58
83	Helen	58
83	Leslie	58
86	Cassandra	57
87	Valerie	56
88	Bobbie	55
89	Rose	54
89	Vanessa	54
89	Yolanda	54
92	Audrey	53
92	Kelly	53
92	Rosie	53
95	Peggy	52
96	Dawn	51
96	Diane	51
98	Monica	50
98	Wendy	50
100	Gina	49
100	Katherine	49
100	Loretta	49
100	Sonya	49