Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,358
2	Kimberly	813
3	Mary	710
4	Michelle	655
5	Angela	607
6	Karen	549
7	Susan	493
8	Julie	483
9	Tammy	473
10	Cynthia	455
11	Kelly	431
12	Pamela	430
13	Donna	428
14	Laura	426
15	Tina	424
16	Jennifer	403
17	Lori	395
18	Patricia	388
19	Linda	366
19	Tracy	366
21	Melissa	364
22	Deborah	359
23	Teresa	346
24	Sandra	336
25	Elizabeth	327

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	320
26	Rhonda	320
28	Amy	304
29	Cheryl	282
30	Brenda	278
31	Rebecca	276
32	Barbara	275
32	Dawn	275
34	Stephanie	268
35	Sharon	257
36	Nancy	255
37	Robin	242
38	Debra	224
39	Paula	220
40	Denise	219
41	Sherry	216
42	Dana	215
43	Sheila	214
44	Carol	210
45	Kim	199
46	Kathleen	197
47	Jill	194
48	Michele	190
49	Cindy	184
49	Theresa	184
51	Christina	182
52	Diane	175
53	Carla	169
54	Shelly	164
55	Jacqueline	160
56	Kathy	157
57	Gina	154
58	Carolyn	150
59	Connie	148
60	Terri	145
61	Debbie	141
62	Catherine	135
62	Sherri	135
64	Janet	134
65	Stacey	133
66	Leslie	129
67	Ann	126
68	Andrea	125
69	Diana	115
69	Julia	115
71	Tracey	113
72	Wendy	112
73	Laurie	109
74	Janice	108
74	Regina	108
76	Sarah	107
77	Margaret	105
78	Anita	104
78	Stacy	104
80	Deanna	103
81	Suzanne	101
82	Valerie	100
83	Melinda	98
84	Annette	97
85	Renee	94
86	Vicki	93
87	Beth	92
87	Tamara	92
89	Monica	88
90	Jane	86
90	Joyce	86
90	Maria	86
93	Becky	83
93	Penny	83
93	Tonya	83
96	Victoria	78
97	Anne	75
97	Katherine	75
99	Judy	74
99	Peggy	74