Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,448
2	Karen	2,687
3	Deborah	2,683
4	Susan	2,597
5	Linda	2,511
6	Cynthia	2,415
7	Debra	2,265
8	Patricia	2,068
9	Pamela	1,810
10	Barbara	1,727
11	Brenda	1,725
12	Cheryl	1,675
13	Nancy	1,601
14	Sharon	1,405
15	Kathy	1,339
16	Diane	1,315
17	Cindy	1,292
18	Sandra	1,275
19	Carol	1,251
20	Donna	1,203
21	Kathleen	1,145
22	Kimberly	1,090
23	Debbie	1,027
24	Denise	986
25	Teresa	974

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	894
27	Janet	880
28	Lisa	866
29	Elizabeth	865
30	Robin	861
31	Julie	788
32	Laura	782
33	Diana	773
34	Christine	749
35	Cathy	723
36	Kim	706
37	Theresa	695
38	Vicki	675
39	Joyce	673
40	Margaret	650
41	Darlene	645
42	Connie	637
43	Catherine	576
44	Beverly	545
45	Judy	541
46	Carolyn	539
47	Paula	524
48	Judith	512
49	Rhonda	507
50	Jane	503
50	Janice	503
52	Terri	502
53	Tina	501
54	Jennifer	476
55	Lori	473
56	Peggy	469
57	Bonnie	465
58	Beth	461
59	Vickie	459
60	Ann	444
61	Victoria	442
62	Lynn	434
63	Sherry	431
64	Shirley	412
65	Sheila	409
66	Valerie	408
67	Michelle	403
68	Ruth	391
69	Gail	390
70	Sue	389
71	Kathryn	387
72	Joan	386
73	Jean	382
74	Betty	379
75	Jill	375
76	Amy	368
77	Rita	358
78	Anita	356
79	Martha	355
80	Tammy	341
81	Becky	340
82	Rose	335
83	Marilyn	332
84	Leslie	319
85	Katherine	318
86	Jacqueline	307
87	Annette	305
88	Marcia	277
89	Sally	275
90	Terry	273
91	Elaine	272
91	Michele	272
91	Stephanie	272
91	Virginia	272
95	Roberta	270
96	Dawn	260
96	Laurie	260
98	Angela	259
99	Renee	257
100	Carla	256
100	Ellen	256
100	Phyllis	256