Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,462
2	Mary	1,062
3	Tammy	998
4	Donna	970
5	Teresa	924
6	Sandra	769
7	Angela	760
8	Karen	755
9	Sharon	751
10	Cynthia	731
11	Pamela	722
12	Susan	714
13	Linda	683
14	Kimberly	671
15	Deborah	670
16	Patricia	611
17	Brenda	563
18	Robin	542
19	Sherry	497
20	Lori	494
21	Elizabeth	467
22	Barbara	460
23	Wanda	430
24	Debra	397
25	Janet	357

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sheila	356
27	Kathy	351
28	Carolyn	338
29	Beverly	322
30	Laura	316
31	Tina	308
32	Rhonda	306
33	Debbie	291
34	Jacqueline	286
35	Cheryl	277
36	Jennifer	274
37	Paula	273
38	Connie	267
39	Kim	262
40	Cindy	259
40	Rebecca	259
42	Carol	256
43	Janice	254
44	Nancy	245
45	Anita	244
46	Gloria	238
47	Melissa	230
48	Margaret	223
49	Kelly	221
50	Cathy	216
51	Amy	211
51	Betty	211
53	Judy	210
54	Penny	207
55	Shirley	204
56	Phyllis	194
56	Sarah	194
58	Stephanie	189
59	Regina	188
60	Tracy	187
60	Wendy	187
62	Joyce	185
62	Shelia	185
62	Sherri	185
65	Vickie	184
66	Martha	179
67	Julie	174
68	Denise	172
69	Catherine	168
70	Michelle	166
71	Annette	165
72	Theresa	157
73	Sylvia	154
74	Dorothy	147
74	Gwendolyn	147
76	Carla	144
77	Terri	142
78	Terry	133
78	Valerie	133
80	Belinda	132
81	Melanie	131
82	Diane	130
83	Darlene	129
84	Glenda	128
84	Tonya	128
86	Virginia	127
87	Frances	126
87	Gina	126
89	Crystal	124
90	Ann	123
90	Jackie	123
90	Katherine	123
93	Melinda	120
93	Rita	120
95	Julia	118
96	Jane	117
97	Bonnie	116
98	Sonya	108
99	Christine	107
99	Doris	107
99	Leslie	107