Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,133
2	Lisa	1,120
3	Karen	896
4	Linda	811
5	Susan	774
6	Donna	675
7	Cynthia	610
8	Patricia	572
9	Tammy	557
10	Brenda	551
11	Kimberly	545
12	Teresa	535
13	Pamela	524
14	Sandra	520
15	Deborah	504
16	Laura	469
17	Barbara	466
18	Debra	462
19	Sharon	456
20	Lori	438
20	Tina	438
22	Nancy	428
23	Cheryl	426
24	Julie	409
25	Kathy	401

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Debbie	386
26	Robin	386
28	Rhonda	378
29	Kelly	375
30	Cindy	358
31	Angela	352
32	Janet	351
33	Elizabeth	349
34	Sherry	331
35	Carol	329
36	Michelle	322
37	Kim	298
38	Connie	297
39	Diane	296
40	Denise	295
41	Carla	294
42	Theresa	284
43	Kathleen	283
44	Rebecca	280
45	Sheila	247
46	Christine	244
47	Carolyn	242
48	Tracy	240
49	Terri	239
50	Janice	219
51	Paula	218
52	Jennifer	217
53	Diana	211
54	Margaret	203
55	Laurie	199
56	Jacqueline	192
57	Joyce	187
58	Catherine	181
59	Melissa	176
60	Judy	175
61	Anita	173
62	Ann	166
63	Cathy	161
64	Sherri	160
64	Stephanie	160
66	Peggy	158
67	Vicki	155
68	Beverly	153
69	Dana	149
70	Regina	147
71	Michele	144
72	Amy	139
73	Valerie	138
74	Beth	134
74	Penny	134
76	Jane	133
77	Betty	130
77	Renee	130
77	Terry	130
80	Christina	129
80	Jill	129
82	Dawn	126
82	Joan	126
84	Leslie	125
85	Sarah	124
86	Martha	122
87	Gail	121
88	Vickie	120
89	Judith	119
89	Rita	119
91	Annette	117
91	Kathryn	117
93	Becky	115
94	Julia	113
94	Tamara	113
96	Suzanne	110
97	Anne	109
97	Jackie	109
99	Sandy	108
100	Melinda	107