Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1964

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,474
2	Angela	1,027
3	Tammy	1,005
4	Mary	999
5	Donna	954
6	Teresa	871
7	Sharon	768
8	Cynthia	748
9	Pamela	739
10	Karen	703
11	Kimberly	690
12	Susan	686
13	Sandra	669
14	Patricia	652
15	Linda	586
16	Deborah	571
17	Robin	513
18	Elizabeth	484
19	Brenda	448
20	Barbara	441
21	Sherry	425
22	Laura	401
23	Wanda	382
24	Sheila	355
25	Jacqueline	354

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lori	345
27	Tina	342
28	Kathy	328
29	Rhonda	316
30	Debra	314
31	Carolyn	307
32	Paula	296
33	Beverly	295
34	Cheryl	294
35	Amy	290
36	Debbie	275
37	Nancy	263
38	Janet	260
39	Jennifer	258
40	Melissa	246
41	Carol	243
42	Anita	239
42	Wendy	239
44	Tracy	237
45	Connie	231
46	Betty	230
47	Michelle	226
48	Denise	224
49	Joyce	218
50	Janice	217
50	Rebecca	217
52	Stephanie	216
53	Julie	215
54	Kim	213
55	Kelly	208
56	Margaret	207
57	Cathy	206
58	Cindy	203
59	Martha	191
60	Regina	189
60	Sarah	189
62	Shelia	186
63	Penny	183
64	Phyllis	180
65	Shirley	179
65	Vickie	179
67	Judy	174
68	Sherri	173
69	Catherine	170
69	Gloria	170
71	Crystal	167
72	Valerie	157
73	Tonya	156
74	Melinda	151
75	Annette	150
76	Dawn	148
77	Carla	144
78	Dana	141
79	Theresa	135
80	Julia	133
81	Sonya	131
82	Terri	130
83	Jackie	129
84	Gina	119
84	Terry	119
86	Sylvia	117
87	Melanie	116
88	Diane	114
89	Virginia	113
90	Christine	110
90	Dorothy	110
92	Darlene	109
93	Bonnie	108
93	Frances	108
93	Gwendolyn	108
93	Maria	108
97	Leslie	107
98	Peggy	106
98	Rita	106
100	Glenda	105