Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,280
2	Lisa	1,142
3	Karen	901
4	Linda	896
5	Susan	836
6	Donna	739
7	Brenda	663
8	Patricia	599
9	Deborah	567
10	Sandra	566
11	Tammy	562
12	Cynthia	560
13	Pamela	549
14	Teresa	546
15	Debra	512
16	Barbara	510
17	Sharon	503
18	Laura	501
19	Kimberly	491
20	Kathy	478
21	Carol	456
22	Janet	450
23	Cheryl	448
24	Julie	445
25	Lori	436

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nancy	429
27	Debbie	416
28	Cindy	397
29	Elizabeth	396
30	Robin	362
31	Rhonda	356
32	Tina	333
33	Kim	326
34	Diane	321
35	Connie	320
36	Angela	317
37	Michelle	314
38	Denise	301
39	Sherry	299
40	Kelly	298
41	Kathleen	280
42	Theresa	278
43	Carolyn	275
44	Rebecca	267
45	Diana	260
46	Carla	257
47	Terri	256
48	Sheila	241
49	Paula	235
50	Janice	231
51	Joyce	230
52	Christine	226
53	Margaret	212
54	Jennifer	208
55	Cathy	205
56	Laurie	194
57	Tracy	193
58	Beverly	191
59	Catherine	178
59	Jacqueline	178
59	Judy	178
62	Jane	173
63	Vicki	171
64	Ann	170
65	Peggy	169
66	Anita	165
67	Beth	163
67	Vickie	163
69	Dana	155
70	Terry	153
71	Becky	150
72	Dawn	148
73	Stephanie	144
74	Sherri	141
75	Joan	139
76	Betty	138
76	Martha	138
78	Jill	134
78	Melissa	134
80	Regina	133
81	Annette	130
81	Valerie	130
83	Sandy	129
84	Katherine	126
85	Rita	125
86	Gail	124
86	Renee	124
88	Christina	122
89	Judith	120
89	Leslie	120
91	Kathryn	119
92	Marilyn	118
93	Pam	117
93	Ruth	117
95	Julia	116
95	Phyllis	116
95	Suzanne	116
98	Lynn	115
98	Wanda	115
100	Gina	114
100	Melinda	114