Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	289
2	Patricia	187
3	Lisa	184
4	Elizabeth	183
5	Cynthia	177
5	Sandra	177
7	Donna	167
8	Linda	158
9	Debbie	155
10	Barbara	150
10	Brenda	150
12	Karen	141
13	Susan	128
14	Laura	115
15	Debra	113
16	Teresa	110
17	Deborah	109
18	Theresa	106
19	Carol	105
19	Cindy	105
21	Rebecca	101
22	Kathy	99
23	Nancy	97
24	Maria	93
25	Gloria	92

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Anna	89
27	Diana	88
28	Cheryl	86
29	Lori	85
30	Pamela	84
31	Sharon	83
32	Tammy	77
33	Margaret	75
34	Julie	73
35	Annette	72
35	Loretta	72
37	Janet	70
38	Robin	69
39	Cathy	68
39	Connie	68
39	Denise	68
42	Yolanda	67
43	Angela	66
43	Darlene	66
43	Sylvia	66
46	Diane	65
47	Carla	64
48	Christine	63
49	Judy	62
49	Terri	62
51	Kimberly	61
52	Paula	60
53	Kathleen	58
53	Marie	58
53	Tina	58
53	Yvonne	58
57	Beverly	57
58	Michelle	56
59	Valerie	55
59	Veronica	55
61	Martha	54
62	Janice	53
62	Kim	53
62	Virginia	53
65	Lorraine	52
66	Anita	51
66	Rita	51
68	Ruth	50
69	Betty	49
69	Dolores	49
71	Carolyn	48
71	Laurie	48
73	Frances	47
74	Katherine	46
75	Jacqueline	45
75	Rose	45
77	Elaine	44
77	Julia	44
77	Shirley	44
80	Rhonda	42
81	Bernadette	41
81	Catherine	41
81	Christina	41
81	Evelyn	41
81	Jennifer	41
81	Kelly	41
81	Stephanie	41
88	Irene	40
88	Monica	40
90	Peggy	39
91	Jeanette	38
91	Joann	38
91	Melissa	38
91	Sherry	38
95	Dana	37
95	Roberta	37
97	Carmen	36
97	Helen	36
97	Judith	36
100	Amy	35
100	Dorothy	35
100	Joyce	35
100	Leslie	35
100	Rosemary	35
100	Sarah	35