Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,574
2	Susan	3,186
3	Donna	2,896
4	Karen	2,709
5	Linda	2,561
6	Patricia	2,377
7	Deborah	2,073
8	Debra	1,865
9	Barbara	1,834
10	Cynthia	1,816
11	Diane	1,801
12	Kathleen	1,747
13	Lisa	1,701
14	Sharon	1,460
15	Nancy	1,435
16	Carol	1,418
17	Cheryl	1,344
18	Kathy	1,283
19	Pamela	1,254
20	Sandra	1,240
21	Denise	1,202
22	Cindy	1,130
23	Kimberly	1,036
24	Elizabeth	1,021
25	Brenda	1,018

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Theresa	923
27	Debbie	915
28	Margaret	912
29	Lori	885
30	Robin	873
31	Christine	850
32	Janet	834
33	Kim	799
34	Beth	706
35	Tammy	681
36	Catherine	653
37	Joanne	646
38	Michele	611
39	Ann	602
39	Cathy	602
39	Joan	602
42	Michelle	596
43	Darlene	578
44	Joyce	577
45	Judith	564
46	Janice	563
46	Teresa	563
48	Tina	549
49	Bonnie	542
50	Lynn	533
51	Judy	506
52	Valerie	496
52	Wendy	496
54	Jane	488
54	Laura	488
56	Rebecca	482
57	Terri	465
58	Dawn	456
59	Amy	452
60	Eileen	451
60	Maureen	451
62	Julie	426
63	Jean	419
64	Suzanne	418
65	Beverly	416
66	Ruth	402
67	Annette	401
68	Anne	394
69	Paula	390
70	Colleen	389
71	Carolyn	388
71	Kathryn	388
73	Marie	378
74	Leslie	375
75	Diana	369
76	Gail	364
77	Ellen	363
78	Dorothy	362
78	Elaine	362
80	Connie	351
81	Laurie	350
82	Sherry	348
83	Jill	346
83	Rose	346
85	Stephanie	341
86	Vicki	339
87	Maria	337
87	Renee	337
89	Anna	330
90	Peggy	324
91	Anita	317
92	Betty	312
93	Lorraine	311
94	Andrea	304
95	Sue	300
96	Joann	297
97	Kelly	294
98	Sally	291
99	Shirley	285
100	Angela	279