Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Donna	1,225
2	Mary	1,166
3	Teresa	1,120
4	Cynthia	967
5	Linda	948
6	Lisa	849
7	Karen	837
8	Sandra	827
9	Deborah	804
10	Patricia	798
11	Susan	784
12	Brenda	762
13	Sharon	737
14	Pamela	724
15	Debra	667
16	Barbara	587
17	Kathy	580
18	Tammy	549
19	Elizabeth	536
20	Robin	531
21	Wanda	529
22	Debbie	494
23	Kimberly	487
24	Angela	474
25	Janet	407

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	400
27	Betty	386
27	Sheila	386
29	Beverly	375
30	Nancy	364
31	Cheryl	350
32	Sherry	347
33	Cathy	345
34	Cindy	332
35	Laura	324
36	Carol	314
37	Janice	306
38	Rebecca	304
39	Rhonda	299
40	Gloria	297
40	Shirley	297
42	Judy	293
43	Margaret	280
44	Phyllis	277
45	Joyce	273
46	Connie	270
47	Martha	238
48	Vickie	235
49	Kim	234
50	Sarah	217
51	Tina	216
52	Denise	211
53	Shelia	209
54	Anita	206
55	Jennifer	203
56	Annette	195
57	Diane	194
58	Dorothy	188
59	Julie	183
60	Lori	182
61	Peggy	181
61	Terri	181
63	Alice	180
64	Darlene	178
65	Catherine	177
66	Rita	176
66	Terry	176
68	Sylvia	175
69	Regina	169
70	Amy	167
70	Doris	167
70	Jacqueline	167
73	Wendy	164
74	Julia	163
75	Paula	157
76	Theresa	150
77	Gwendolyn	149
78	Frances	145
79	Kelly	144
80	Penny	142
81	Belinda	141
81	Bonnie	141
83	Vanessa	136
84	Glenda	135
85	Virginia	134
86	Gail	129
86	Melissa	129
88	Helen	128
88	Jane	128
90	Annie	118
90	Jo	118
92	Katherine	115
93	Ann	114
94	Pam	111
95	Marilyn	110
95	Myra	110
95	Ruth	110
98	Audrey	108
99	Kathryn	107
99	Stephanie	107