Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1957
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,971 |
| 2 | Susan | 3,396 |
| 3 | Karen | 3,148 |
| 4 | Linda | 2,902 |
| 5 | Deborah | 2,871 |
| 6 | Patricia | 2,696 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 2,689 |
| 8 | Debra | 2,455 |
| 9 | Donna | 2,361 |
| 10 | Barbara | 2,257 |
| 11 | Diane | 2,017 |
| 12 | Kathleen | 1,920 |
| 13 | Nancy | 1,780 |
| 14 | Carol | 1,726 |
| 15 | Sharon | 1,705 |
| 16 | Cindy | 1,593 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 1,569 |
| 18 | Denise | 1,348 |
| 19 | Pamela | 1,302 |
| 20 | Sandra | 1,234 |
| 21 | Kathy | 1,220 |
| 22 | Brenda | 1,140 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 1,046 |
| 24 | Margaret | 1,003 |
| 25 | Janet | 930 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Lisa | 892 |
| 27 | Robin | 880 |
| 28 | Theresa | 872 |
| 29 | Christine | 837 |
| 30 | Kim | 797 |
| 31 | Kimberly | 757 |
| 32 | Judith | 737 |
| 33 | Debbie | 726 |
| 34 | Catherine | 717 |
| 35 | Joan | 698 |
| 36 | Joyce | 692 |
| 37 | Darlene | 683 |
| 38 | Janice | 630 |
| 39 | Ann | 621 |
| 40 | Joanne | 589 |
| 41 | Jane | 583 |
| 42 | Bonnie | 575 |
| 43 | Cathy | 564 |
| 44 | Michele | 563 |
| 45 | Beverly | 541 |
| 46 | Lynn | 537 |
| 47 | Rebecca | 501 |
| 48 | Gail | 487 |
| 49 | Beth | 486 |
| 50 | Judy | 480 |
| 51 | Jean | 478 |
| 51 | Teresa | 478 |
| 53 | Ruth | 461 |
| 54 | Michelle | 457 |
| 55 | Eileen | 448 |
| 56 | Maureen | 445 |
| 57 | Paula | 434 |
| 58 | Rose | 431 |
| 59 | Laura | 427 |
| 60 | Carolyn | 421 |
| 60 | Lori | 421 |
| 62 | Marie | 419 |
| 63 | Anne | 414 |
| 64 | Tina | 413 |
| 65 | Kathryn | 411 |
| 65 | Leslie | 411 |
| 67 | Dorothy | 408 |
| 68 | Diana | 403 |
| 69 | Valerie | 400 |
| 70 | Elaine | 396 |
| 71 | Marianne | 389 |
| 72 | Shirley | 386 |
| 73 | Wendy | 381 |
| 74 | Anna | 365 |
| 75 | Suzanne | 363 |
| 76 | Helen | 352 |
| 77 | Sherry | 351 |
| 77 | Vicki | 351 |
| 79 | Betty | 350 |
| 80 | Victoria | 348 |
| 81 | Terri | 346 |
| 82 | Julie | 335 |
| 83 | Dawn | 334 |
| 84 | Lorraine | 332 |
| 85 | Ellen | 328 |
| 86 | Virginia | 327 |
| 86 | Wanda | 327 |
| 88 | Colleen | 323 |
| 89 | Connie | 321 |
| 90 | Amy | 320 |
| 91 | Maria | 317 |
| 91 | Sheila | 317 |
| 93 | Renee | 311 |
| 94 | Joann | 310 |
| 95 | Regina | 307 |
| 96 | Anita | 304 |
| 97 | Terry | 298 |
| 98 | Jacqueline | 296 |
| 99 | Jo | 294 |
| 100 | Sally | 288 |