Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,344
2	Mary	1,060
3	Karen	774
4	Susan	699
5	Linda	682
6	Donna	680
7	Tammy	641
8	Lori	569
9	Kimberly	555
10	Patricia	542
11	Teresa	533
12	Laura	524
13	Pamela	523
14	Brenda	515
15	Cynthia	510
16	Deborah	489
17	Julie	448
18	Sandra	414
19	Kelly	411
20	Barbara	410
21	Sharon	407
22	Angela	382
23	Cheryl	374
24	Debra	373
25	Nancy	369

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	363
27	Tina	360
28	Michelle	356
29	Robin	343
30	Elizabeth	332
30	Rhonda	332
32	Janet	325
33	Cindy	306
34	Sherry	293
35	Paula	290
36	Christine	288
37	Carol	286
38	Denise	276
39	Kim	275
40	Debbie	274
41	Tracy	273
42	Diane	266
43	Connie	260
44	Jennifer	259
45	Theresa	256
46	Kathleen	255
47	Sheila	246
48	Carla	241
49	Rebecca	237
50	Terri	227
51	Dana	219
52	Stephanie	206
53	Carolyn	200
54	Margaret	198
55	Diana	190
56	Melissa	187
57	Janice	185
58	Joyce	174
59	Catherine	172
60	Sherri	171
61	Jane	166
62	Judy	163
62	Laurie	163
64	Jacqueline	162
65	Beth	157
66	Anita	156
67	Penny	154
68	Ann	152
69	Amy	151
69	Dawn	151
71	Gina	150
72	Vicki	139
73	Christina	138
73	Jill	138
75	Michele	136
75	Regina	136
77	Becky	133
78	Beverly	130
78	Cathy	130
80	Shelly	128
81	Sarah	127
82	Peggy	123
83	Julia	120
84	Kathryn	119
84	Terry	119
86	Leslie	117
87	Gail	113
87	Martha	113
89	Valerie	112
90	Annette	110
90	Judith	110
92	Anne	109
93	Joan	108
94	Melinda	107
94	Rita	107
94	Vickie	107
97	Katherine	105
98	Suzanne	104
99	Deanna	99
100	Monica	95