Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,172
2	Lisa	1,150
3	Teresa	1,099
4	Donna	1,022
5	Cynthia	890
6	Sandra	844
7	Linda	842
8	Susan	799
9	Sharon	789
10	Karen	786
11	Deborah	782
12	Pamela	760
13	Brenda	735
14	Angela	682
15	Patricia	677
16	Tammy	592
17	Robin	572
18	Kimberly	557
19	Barbara	528
20	Kathy	519
21	Debra	511
22	Elizabeth	508
23	Wanda	482
24	Janet	423
25	Debbie	419

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	408
27	Sherry	404
28	Sheila	367
29	Beverly	363
30	Cheryl	350
31	Nancy	346
32	Laura	334
32	Rhonda	334
34	Carol	327
35	Betty	325
36	Lori	321
37	Jacqueline	314
38	Janice	308
39	Cathy	290
40	Cindy	285
41	Gloria	282
42	Tina	268
43	Judy	267
43	Shirley	267
45	Connie	254
46	Anita	253
47	Margaret	252
47	Rebecca	252
49	Joyce	247
50	Denise	243
51	Kim	237
52	Vickie	230
53	Martha	227
53	Phyllis	227
55	Jennifer	215
56	Amy	205
57	Julie	204
58	Sarah	203
59	Regina	195
59	Theresa	195
61	Annette	194
62	Wendy	185
63	Paula	182
63	Shelia	182
65	Glenda	180
66	Terri	178
67	Catherine	172
67	Terry	172
69	Kelly	170
70	Rita	168
71	Sylvia	166
72	Dorothy	163
73	Melissa	162
74	Jackie	159
74	Penny	159
76	Bonnie	158
77	Gwendolyn	148
78	Diane	143
78	Peggy	143
80	Vanessa	142
81	Darlene	138
81	Frances	138
83	Belinda	137
84	Katherine	136
85	Alice	132
86	Michelle	127
87	Julia	126
88	Carla	125
88	Virginia	125
90	Jane	121
91	Stephanie	120
92	Doris	118
93	Leslie	117
94	Dawn	113
95	Sherri	112
95	Tracy	112
97	Valerie	111
98	Helen	110
99	Annie	109
100	Anna	108