Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,609
2	Linda	1,160
3	Karen	1,123
4	Deborah	1,051
5	Debra	1,043
6	Susan	970
7	Patricia	969
8	Cynthia	938
9	Donna	806
10	Brenda	784
11	Pamela	745
12	Barbara	684
13	Sharon	653
14	Nancy	633
15	Carol	561
16	Cheryl	560
17	Kathy	541
18	Janet	533
19	Sandra	523
20	Diane	445
21	Cindy	444
22	Debbie	436
23	Teresa	425
24	Kathleen	402
25	Rebecca	390

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lisa	387
27	Denise	346
28	Carolyn	328
29	Janice	316
30	Joyce	313
31	Elizabeth	310
32	Diana	307
33	Rhonda	305
34	Julie	296
34	Kim	296
36	Connie	292
37	Theresa	291
38	Robin	289
39	Paula	287
40	Christine	277
40	Vicki	277
42	Sherry	274
43	Vickie	262
44	Margaret	258
45	Beverly	257
46	Judy	255
47	Catherine	249
48	Cathy	248
49	Laura	247
50	Peggy	230
51	Sheila	214
51	Shirley	214
53	Kimberly	212
54	Jane	207
55	Terri	194
56	Judith	193
57	Rita	190
58	Terry	186
59	Ann	184
59	Betty	184
61	Gail	181
62	Katherine	179
63	Marilyn	178
63	Victoria	178
65	Anita	174
66	Joan	163
67	Kathryn	160
68	Rose	157
69	Martha	154
70	Jean	151
70	Wanda	151
72	Dorothy	147
73	Tammy	144
74	Ruth	138
75	Michelle	134
75	Valerie	134
77	Lynn	133
78	Jennifer	130
79	Carla	129
79	Tina	129
81	Becky	127
81	Marsha	127
81	Phyllis	127
84	Bonnie	126
85	Angela	120
85	Dana	120
87	Glenda	117
87	Stephanie	117
87	Sue	117
90	Virginia	116
91	Jacqueline	113
91	Jeanne	113
93	Lori	110
94	Helen	108
95	Leslie	107
96	Jo	106
97	Darlene	105
98	Elaine	104
98	Ellen	104
100	Charlotte	103
100	Vicky	103