Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,216
2	Mary	1,085
3	Teresa	1,013
4	Donna	945
5	Karen	849
6	Sandra	818
7	Cynthia	806
8	Sharon	786
9	Linda	767
9	Pamela	767
11	Susan	746
12	Tammy	718
13	Deborah	696
14	Patricia	656
15	Angela	653
16	Kimberly	639
17	Brenda	637
18	Robin	559
19	Barbara	549
20	Kathy	478
21	Elizabeth	463
22	Debra	440
23	Sherry	416
24	Wanda	407
25	Debbie	406

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	396
27	Lori	395
28	Sheila	393
29	Janet	365
30	Rhonda	350
31	Beverly	348
32	Tina	347
33	Jacqueline	316
34	Carol	314
34	Nancy	314
36	Laura	309
37	Cheryl	301
38	Janice	288
39	Betty	283
40	Rebecca	278
41	Cathy	274
42	Connie	266
43	Cindy	264
44	Jennifer	257
45	Gloria	255
46	Anita	248
47	Kim	247
48	Joyce	238
48	Shelia	238
50	Vickie	235
51	Judy	234
52	Regina	219
53	Margaret	218
54	Julie	217
55	Melissa	216
55	Phyllis	216
55	Sarah	216
58	Martha	215
59	Denise	211
60	Wendy	206
61	Kelly	201
62	Shirley	199
63	Paula	192
64	Amy	190
65	Penny	187
66	Melanie	176
67	Terri	175
68	Tracy	172
69	Catherine	168
70	Stephanie	163
71	Terry	162
72	Glenda	156
73	Diane	155
74	Doris	154
75	Bonnie	153
76	Rita	150
77	Sylvia	146
78	Gwendolyn	144
79	Peggy	143
80	Theresa	142
81	Tonya	140
82	Annette	138
82	Darlene	138
84	Jackie	137
85	Sherri	136
86	Alice	133
86	Ann	133
86	Dorothy	133
89	Carla	129
90	Melinda	128
90	Michelle	128
92	Belinda	123
93	Frances	121
94	Katherine	120
95	Jane	116
96	Helen	114
96	Sonya	114
96	Virginia	114
99	Annie	110
100	Julia	109