Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,535
2	Linda	1,112
3	Karen	1,043
4	Susan	946
5	Patricia	909
6	Debra	878
7	Deborah	819
8	Pamela	764
9	Donna	733
10	Cynthia	731
11	Brenda	713
12	Kathy	647
13	Cheryl	641
14	Barbara	638
15	Carol	581
16	Nancy	556
17	Sharon	535
18	Debbie	532
18	Sandra	532
20	Janet	488
21	Lisa	471
22	Diane	449
23	Julie	448
24	Cindy	441
25	Teresa	425

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	386
27	Elizabeth	363
28	Denise	349
29	Cathy	338
30	Tammy	334
31	Laura	329
32	Rebecca	305
33	Rhonda	297
34	Janice	294
35	Connie	292
36	Carolyn	290
36	Peggy	290
38	Kimberly	264
39	Paula	263
40	Kim	259
41	Judy	257
42	Joyce	254
43	Terri	252
43	Theresa	252
45	Christine	251
46	Diana	250
46	Sherry	250
48	Margaret	241
49	Robin	236
50	Catherine	233
51	Vicki	232
52	Sheila	220
53	Terry	208
53	Vickie	208
55	Beverly	202
56	Ann	196
57	Kathryn	191
58	Jane	189
59	Betty	187
60	Tina	186
61	Michelle	185
62	Rita	181
63	Shirley	180
64	Lori	175
65	Angela	164
65	Carla	164
67	Anita	159
67	Marilyn	159
69	Becky	152
69	Judith	152
71	Katherine	145
72	Martha	144
72	Valerie	144
74	Darlene	139
74	Jean	139
76	Ruth	133
77	Joan	131
78	Dorothy	125
78	Lynn	125
80	Gail	124
81	Jo	123
82	Jennifer	122
83	Ellen	121
84	Kelly	119
85	Phyllis	118
86	Marsha	117
87	Stephanie	114
87	Victoria	114
89	Annette	113
90	Rose	112
91	Glenda	111
91	Jeanne	111
91	Leslie	111
94	Wanda	110
95	Bonnie	109
95	Marcia	109
95	Pam	109
95	Vicky	109
99	Anna	107
99	Beth	107