Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,256
2	Donna	1,219
3	Cynthia	1,060
4	Teresa	1,038
5	Linda	1,020
6	Deborah	949
7	Patricia	895
8	Susan	825
9	Sandra	802
10	Pamela	794
11	Debra	790
12	Sharon	764
13	Kathy	762
14	Karen	725
15	Brenda	722
16	Barbara	715
17	Debbie	573
18	Tammy	548
19	Wanda	541
20	Lisa	532
21	Elizabeth	496
22	Carolyn	480
23	Robin	458
24	Betty	427
25	Janet	414

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nancy	409
27	Cathy	393
28	Sheila	383
29	Cheryl	375
30	Cindy	370
31	Janice	350
31	Kimberly	350
33	Angela	349
34	Sherry	348
35	Joyce	328
36	Rebecca	324
37	Beverly	319
38	Shirley	312
39	Judy	311
40	Margaret	298
40	Rhonda	298
42	Carol	289
43	Phyllis	287
44	Martha	282
45	Vickie	281
46	Connie	273
47	Gloria	261
48	Laura	235
49	Shelia	234
50	Diane	213
51	Terry	211
52	Peggy	207
52	Vanessa	207
54	Anita	206
55	Denise	200
56	Terri	199
57	Kim	194
58	Paula	191
59	Sarah	187
60	Annette	186
61	Catherine	185
61	Glenda	185
63	Julie	182
64	Dorothy	179
65	Frances	178
66	Darlene	177
67	Rita	175
68	Doris	174
68	Tina	174
70	Alice	172
70	Theresa	172
72	Bonnie	170
73	Sylvia	165
74	Amy	163
75	Gwendolyn	161
75	Jennifer	161
77	Virginia	157
78	Helen	154
78	Jacqueline	154
80	Katherine	145
81	Annie	140
81	Rose	140
83	Gail	139
84	Jane	138
85	Ann	136
86	Regina	135
87	Julia	133
88	Becky	132
89	Myra	128
90	Penny	125
91	Melissa	121
91	Valerie	121
93	Jo	117
94	Ellen	114
94	Stephanie	114
96	Evelyn	113
97	Vivian	112
98	Ruth	111
99	Vicki	110
100	Kelly	107