Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,561
2	Angela	1,132
3	Kimberly	1,053
4	Tammy	845
5	Mary	764
6	Donna	747
7	Teresa	711
8	Sharon	658
9	Pamela	649
10	Karen	631
11	Cynthia	545
12	Susan	541
13	Sandra	523
14	Patricia	494
15	Melissa	432
16	Elizabeth	431
17	Jennifer	425
18	Deborah	419
19	Linda	408
20	Wendy	381
21	Amy	371
22	Robin	360
23	Brenda	342
24	Tina	339
25	Barbara	334

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rhonda	328
27	Wanda	310
28	Michelle	303
29	Stephanie	296
30	Sheila	288
31	Tracy	287
32	Sherry	276
33	Laura	273
34	Rebecca	259
35	Lori	255
36	Kelly	246
37	Jacqueline	241
38	Cheryl	233
39	Paula	231
40	Debra	229
41	Janet	225
42	Carolyn	224
43	Carol	218
44	Nancy	214
45	Kathy	210
46	Andrea	200
47	Beverly	199
48	Regina	193
49	Amanda	188
49	Julie	188
51	Margaret	187
51	Tonya	187
53	Anita	184
54	Cindy	183
55	Sonya	174
56	Crystal	166
57	Kim	162
58	Gina	160
59	Betty	158
60	Connie	153
61	Sarah	152
62	Penny	149
63	Catherine	147
64	Janice	144
65	Dawn	141
66	Annette	139
66	Debbie	139
66	Shelia	139
69	April	138
70	Vickie	129
71	Cathy	128
71	Martha	128
73	Judy	127
74	Denise	124
74	Melinda	124
76	Carla	121
77	Dana	120
78	Joyce	119
78	Leslie	119
78	Theresa	119
81	Phyllis	117
82	Christine	116
83	Katherine	109
83	Tracey	109
85	Shirley	108
86	Gloria	106
86	Melanie	106
88	Valerie	105
89	Sherri	104
90	Anna	100
90	Felicia	100
92	Julia	98
93	Bonnie	97
94	Diane	94
94	Frances	94
94	Loretta	94
94	Terri	94
98	Monica	93
99	Maria	92
100	Alice	90