Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,412
2	Linda	1,050
3	Karen	961
4	Donna	909
5	Susan	880
6	Patricia	769
7	Cynthia	727
7	Pamela	727
9	Debra	715
10	Deborah	701
11	Brenda	664
12	Kathy	655
13	Lisa	654
14	Debbie	633
15	Cheryl	591
16	Barbara	580
17	Sharon	558
18	Nancy	530
19	Teresa	498
20	Sandra	496
21	Carol	493
22	Cindy	476
23	Tammy	464
24	Janet	445
25	Diane	407

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	402
27	Kimberly	383
28	Laura	359
29	Denise	337
30	Elizabeth	336
31	Janice	335
32	Kathleen	331
33	Rhonda	329
34	Theresa	299
35	Rebecca	291
36	Kim	290
37	Sherry	283
38	Connie	281
39	Robin	275
40	Cathy	273
41	Sheila	265
42	Terri	261
43	Judy	260
44	Lori	245
45	Peggy	243
46	Michelle	240
46	Tina	240
48	Carolyn	239
49	Catherine	236
49	Christine	236
49	Joyce	236
52	Margaret	222
53	Diana	220
53	Paula	220
55	Beverly	214
56	Vickie	205
57	Vicki	193
58	Ann	190
59	Becky	178
59	Kelly	178
61	Angela	175
62	Kathryn	170
62	Valerie	170
64	Judith	164
64	Shirley	164
66	Betty	161
66	Carla	161
68	Jane	160
69	Terry	159
70	Rita	157
71	Anita	155
72	Katherine	150
73	Joan	148
74	Jennifer	146
74	Martha	146
76	Jean	144
77	Marilyn	141
78	Marsha	136
78	Stephanie	136
80	Annette	134
81	Dana	132
81	Pam	132
81	Phyllis	132
84	Ellen	130
85	Sandy	126
86	Gail	123
86	Ruth	123
86	Tamara	123
89	Rose	121
90	Vicky	120
91	Jill	119
92	Laurie	118
93	Lynn	117
94	Glenda	114
94	Julia	114
96	Beth	111
96	Wanda	111
98	Dawn	110
99	Patty	109
100	Bonnie	108