Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	5,015
2	Mary	5,001
3	Patricia	3,932
4	Karen	3,477
5	Linda	3,450
6	Deborah	3,106
7	Barbara	2,975
8	Nancy	2,967
9	Kathleen	2,831
10	Donna	2,801
11	Debra	2,608
12	Diane	2,427
13	Elizabeth	2,412
14	Carol	2,040
15	Lisa	1,919
16	Cynthia	1,878
17	Cheryl	1,648
18	Sharon	1,566
19	Denise	1,542
20	Margaret	1,516
21	Laura	1,448
22	Pamela	1,360
23	Sandra	1,352
24	Joanne	1,340
25	Lori	1,336

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	1,326
27	Theresa	1,319
28	Christine	1,275
29	Kathy	1,212
30	Janet	1,177
31	Maria	1,162
32	Robin	1,139
33	Ann	1,082
34	Cindy	1,043
35	Kim	1,009
36	Debbie	995
37	Maureen	966
38	Brenda	943
39	Eileen	939
40	Joan	910
41	Michele	906
42	Ellen	898
43	Anne	884
44	Jean	846
45	Laurie	841
46	Lynn	837
47	Julie	825
48	Darlene	802
49	Judith	781
50	Gail	778
51	Michelle	752
52	Valerie	749
53	Diana	703
54	Amy	682
55	Lorraine	680
56	Marie	678
57	Janice	674
58	Cathy	672
59	Carolyn	661
60	Jane	659
61	Bonnie	653
62	Rose	639
63	Judy	626
64	Evelyn	619
65	Dawn	617
66	Suzanne	614
67	Leslie	591
68	Jo	590
69	Teresa	587
70	Wendy	584
71	Elaine	582
72	Joyce	569
73	Angela	558
74	Katherine	552
75	Doreen	546
75	Kathryn	546
77	Virginia	533
78	Victoria	515
79	Paula	507
80	Colleen	505
81	Joann	504
82	Jacqueline	503
83	Annette	495
84	Helen	490
84	Tina	490
86	Jeanne	476
87	Anna	462
87	Carmen	462
89	Renee	460
90	Frances	458
91	Sheila	455
92	Andrea	452
92	Beth	452
94	Jill	451
95	Stephanie	431
96	Ruth	427
97	Regina	418
98	Dorothy	414
99	Marilyn	406
100	Wanda	404