Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,567
2	Lisa	2,405
3	Karen	2,121
4	Susan	2,005
5	Linda	1,842
6	Kimberly	1,721
7	Patricia	1,480
8	Deborah	1,456
9	Pamela	1,453
10	Brenda	1,403
11	Lori	1,368
12	Barbara	1,347
13	Cynthia	1,266
14	Sandra	1,198
15	Donna	1,186
16	Teresa	1,179
17	Cheryl	1,161
18	Laura	1,131
19	Nancy	1,121
20	Sharon	1,069
21	Debra	1,050
22	Diane	1,010
23	Kathy	1,004
24	Julie	997
25	Robin	982

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tammy	978
27	Denise	960
28	Tina	891
29	Carol	882
30	Kathleen	877
31	Elizabeth	858
32	Michelle	847
33	Debbie	775
34	Christine	771
35	Rebecca	738
36	Theresa	699
37	Jennifer	691
38	Kim	684
39	Amy	678
40	Janet	675
41	Cindy	669
42	Beth	642
43	Connie	632
44	Terri	601
45	Rhonda	599
46	Diana	593
47	Jacqueline	591
48	Kelly	581
49	Cathy	552
50	Margaret	545
51	Carolyn	506
52	Angela	493
53	Jill	487
54	Paula	481
55	Sherry	478
56	Dawn	472
57	Vicki	460
58	Joyce	459
59	Tracy	454
60	Catherine	442
61	Jane	438
62	Laurie	435
63	Ann	418
64	Peggy	407
65	Judy	399
66	Beverly	394
67	Sheila	391
68	Renee	385
69	Darlene	376
69	Valerie	376
71	Michele	375
72	Janice	367
73	Carla	366
74	Bonnie	360
74	Judith	360
76	Tamara	353
77	Annette	342
78	Suzanne	336
79	Lynn	333
80	Wendy	328
81	Stephanie	310
82	Anita	308
83	Ruth	307
84	Leslie	306
85	Martha	305
86	Kathryn	303
86	Victoria	303
88	Becky	302
89	Penny	298
90	Vickie	289
91	Melissa	283
92	Jackie	280
93	Christina	275
94	Joan	271
95	Sue	268
96	Regina	267
97	Betty	264
98	Jean	260
99	Julia	259
100	Elaine	256