Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,504
2	Deborah	1,295
3	Linda	1,140
4	Cynthia	1,136
5	Debra	1,049
6	Patricia	1,036
7	Teresa	902
8	Susan	892
9	Brenda	887
10	Kathy	832
11	Donna	795
12	Sandra	793
13	Barbara	781
14	Karen	774
15	Sharon	761
16	Pamela	755
17	Wanda	699
18	Carolyn	605
19	Nancy	512
20	Betty	508
21	Elizabeth	503
22	Cathy	454
23	Debbie	440
24	Robin	433
25	Janice	422

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	421
27	Carol	410
28	Janet	407
29	Cheryl	393
30	Joyce	386
31	Rebecca	378
32	Vickie	375
33	Phyllis	374
34	Judy	367
35	Beverly	364
36	Sheila	360
37	Sherry	339
38	Cindy	329
39	Margaret	326
40	Gloria	319
41	Martha	316
42	Angela	289
43	Connie	281
44	Diane	273
45	Dorothy	261
45	Lisa	261
45	Rhonda	261
48	Peggy	240
49	Laura	232
50	Kimberly	229
50	Sarah	229
50	Sylvia	229
53	Doris	223
54	Denise	217
55	Anita	211
56	Catherine	210
57	Gwendolyn	207
58	Alice	201
59	Bonnie	193
60	Virginia	190
61	Marilyn	188
62	Annie	187
63	Darlene	186
64	Shelia	183
65	Theresa	179
66	Frances	178
67	Jo	176
67	Paula	176
69	Jacqueline	175
70	Glenda	174
70	Rita	174
72	Kim	171
73	Terry	170
74	Jane	168
75	Helen	163
76	Katherine	161
77	Ann	156
78	Tina	146
78	Vanessa	146
80	Gail	140
81	Julia	139
82	Jennifer	138
83	Tammy	137
84	Rose	135
85	Evelyn	133
86	Kathryn	130
86	Terri	130
88	Joan	128
88	Vicki	128
90	Annette	127
90	Ellen	127
92	Julie	123
93	Audrey	120
94	Jackie	117
94	Ruth	117
96	Vicky	114
96	Vivian	114
98	Diana	112
99	Joy	110
100	Patsy	109