Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,524
2	Mary	913
3	Kimberly	800
4	Karen	748
5	Susan	593
6	Angela	591
7	Patricia	509
8	Tammy	497
9	Julie	478
10	Pamela	468
11	Linda	465
12	Cynthia	456
13	Laura	435
14	Donna	428
15	Teresa	381
16	Michelle	376
17	Kelly	373
18	Rhonda	367
19	Brenda	366
19	Lori	366
21	Christine	361
22	Deborah	358
23	Tina	356
23	Tracy	356
25	Sandra	351

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	322
27	Robin	304
28	Jennifer	301
29	Cheryl	288
30	Sharon	277
31	Rebecca	269
32	Barbara	265
33	Nancy	263
34	Stephanie	258
35	Melissa	256
36	Carol	252
37	Debra	248
38	Dawn	247
39	Paula	242
40	Amy	237
41	Denise	235
42	Sherry	224
43	Kim	223
44	Sheila	212
45	Dana	210
46	Cindy	209
46	Jill	209
46	Kathleen	209
49	Theresa	205
50	Janet	202
51	Diane	196
52	Kathy	195
53	Carla	184
54	Debbie	177
55	Michele	169
56	Connie	165
56	Jacqueline	165
58	Carolyn	163
59	Diana	160
60	Margaret	157
60	Terri	157
62	Shelly	155
63	Sherri	151
64	Christina	146
64	Wendy	146
66	Catherine	142
67	Gina	137
68	Beth	131
69	Ann	127
70	Penny	123
71	Regina	120
72	Joyce	119
72	Leslie	119
74	Renee	117
75	Deanna	116
76	Janice	115
77	Annette	114
78	Anita	113
79	Sarah	112
80	Katherine	111
81	Melinda	109
82	Andrea	107
83	Jane	105
83	Lynn	105
83	Stacey	105
86	Laurie	103
87	Judy	101
88	Monica	100
89	Peggy	99
90	Beverly	98
90	Vicki	98
92	Valerie	97
93	Julia	96
93	Suzanne	96
95	Stacy	95
95	Tracey	95
97	Ronda	91
98	Victoria	90
99	Tamara	89
100	Anne	88
100	Maria	88
100	Vickie	88