Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,706
2	Angela	1,196
3	Mary	894
4	Kimberly	875
5	Karen	819
6	Tammy	799
7	Donna	784
8	Teresa	750
9	Sharon	749
10	Cynthia	648
11	Pamela	640
12	Susan	587
13	Patricia	555
14	Sandra	505
15	Linda	494
16	Deborah	455
17	Robin	445
18	Brenda	429
19	Rhonda	416
20	Elizabeth	401
21	Wanda	366
22	Sherry	361
23	Wendy	350
24	Tina	339
25	Amy	326

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Jennifer	326
27	Barbara	325
28	Melissa	301
29	Sheila	294
30	Tracy	284
31	Laura	282
32	Jacqueline	264
33	Lori	261
34	Debra	260
35	Kathy	258
36	Carolyn	240
37	Janet	235
38	Connie	234
39	Kelly	229
40	Rebecca	227
41	Cheryl	222
41	Julie	222
43	Paula	219
44	Beverly	218
44	Carol	218
46	Nancy	215
46	Stephanie	215
48	Michelle	204
49	Kim	203
50	Regina	199
51	Betty	194
52	Margaret	192
53	Anita	191
54	Cindy	186
55	Penny	185
56	Debbie	173
57	Janice	168
58	Denise	167
59	Shelia	164
60	Phyllis	158
61	Joyce	156
62	Tonya	152
63	Catherine	150
63	Dawn	150
63	Martha	150
66	Sarah	149
67	Cathy	145
67	Crystal	145
69	Annette	144
70	Gloria	141
71	Andrea	140
72	Carla	139
72	Valerie	139
74	Vickie	138
75	Melinda	132
76	Judy	131
77	Sonya	129
78	Leslie	128
79	Darlene	126
80	Shirley	123
80	Theresa	123
82	Christine	121
83	Sylvia	120
84	Terri	119
85	Sherri	117
86	Monica	115
87	Virginia	114
88	Frances	112
88	Gina	112
90	Angie	110
91	Allison	108
91	Rita	108
93	Bonnie	107
93	Melanie	107
95	Dana	105
95	Gwendolyn	105
95	Loretta	105
98	April	102
98	Katherine	102
100	Felicia	101
100	Helen	101