Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,349
2	Karen	960
3	Linda	919
4	Lisa	872
5	Susan	844
6	Donna	789
7	Patricia	725
8	Brenda	709
9	Pamela	622
10	Teresa	614
11	Cynthia	606
12	Deborah	592
13	Debra	582
14	Barbara	577
15	Sandra	575
16	Kathy	566
17	Nancy	547
18	Sharon	531
19	Debbie	506
20	Kimberly	501
21	Cheryl	494
22	Carol	475
23	Tammy	472
24	Janet	465
25	Laura	447

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	424
27	Cindy	419
28	Diane	380
29	Elizabeth	379
30	Denise	369
31	Robin	354
32	Lori	350
33	Kim	336
34	Rhonda	321
35	Sherry	312
36	Connie	311
37	Rebecca	308
38	Kelly	299
39	Kathleen	295
40	Theresa	291
41	Tina	285
42	Christine	269
43	Margaret	264
44	Janice	255
45	Terri	251
46	Michelle	248
47	Paula	242
48	Sheila	237
49	Joyce	234
50	Angela	228
51	Carolyn	227
52	Cathy	219
53	Diana	218
54	Vicki	213
55	Beverly	210
56	Judy	207
57	Catherine	206
58	Peggy	200
59	Laurie	186
60	Jennifer	182
61	Carla	181
62	Vickie	170
63	Betty	168
63	Rita	168
65	Ann	163
65	Stephanie	163
67	Jane	157
68	Valerie	156
69	Becky	152
69	Terry	152
71	Annette	151
72	Kathryn	150
73	Tracy	149
74	Judith	148
75	Pam	146
76	Shirley	144
77	Regina	136
78	Anita	135
79	Melissa	134
80	Beth	129
80	Jill	129
82	Phyllis	128
83	Joan	125
84	Sandy	124
85	Darlene	120
86	Sherri	119
87	Dana	117
87	Marilyn	117
89	Wanda	116
90	Dawn	114
90	Martha	114
90	Penny	114
93	Lynn	110
94	Suzanne	109
95	Gail	107
96	Katherine	106
96	Melinda	106
98	Ellen	105
98	Jacqueline	105
98	Ruth	105
98	Tamara	105