Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	220
2	Donna	197
3	Linda	171
4	Diane	127
4	Mary	127
6	Deborah	126
7	Debra	120
8	Patricia	119
9	Karen	117
10	Nancy	109
11	Cynthia	102
12	Cheryl	94
13	Lisa	93
14	Brenda	90
15	Kathleen	82
15	Pamela	82
17	Sandra	79
18	Denise	70
18	Kathy	70
20	Cindy	64
21	Carol	58
21	Kim	58
21	Sharon	58
24	Robin	55
25	Judith	54

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Barbara	52
27	Lori	51
28	Elizabeth	50
28	Tammy	50
30	Laurie	49
31	Kimberly	45
32	Janet	42
33	Ann	41
33	Theresa	41
35	Anne	40
35	Debbie	40
35	Julie	40
38	Catherine	39
38	Christine	39
40	Jane	37
40	Paula	37
40	Suzanne	37
43	Louise	36
44	Cathy	35
45	Darlene	34
46	Janice	33
46	Lynn	33
48	Joanne	32
49	Laura	31
49	Martha	31
51	Wanda	30
52	Bonnie	29
52	Wendy	29
54	Valerie	28
55	Elaine	27
55	Gail	27
55	Joan	27
58	Annette	26
58	Jean	26
58	Katherine	26
58	Kelly	26
58	Michelle	26
58	Rebecca	26
64	Sally	25
64	Tina	25
66	Judy	24
66	Margaret	24
66	Sarah	24
66	Teresa	24
66	Terry	24
71	Ellen	23
71	Kathryn	23
73	Diana	22
74	Michele	21
75	Beverly	20
75	Dianne	20
75	Doreen	20
75	Sheila	20
75	Terri	20
80	Amy	19
80	Jennifer	19
80	Jill	19
80	Joyce	19
80	Marcia	19
80	Marie	19
80	Maureen	19
87	Jeanne	18
88	Carolyn	17
88	Dawn	17
88	Holly	17
88	Joann	17
88	Lorraine	17
88	Rhonda	17
94	Beth	16
94	Heidi	16
94	Lynne	16
94	Melissa	16
94	Rose	16
94	Ruth	16
100	Doris	15
100	Penny	15
100	Rita	15
100	Roberta	15
100	Sherry	15
100	Vicki	15
100	Virginia	15