Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1960

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary3,299
2Susan2,801
3Donna2,648
4Karen2,573
5Linda2,387
6Lisa2,174
7Patricia2,139
8Barbara1,877
9Deborah1,718
10Kathleen1,547
11Diane1,533
12Debra1,444
13Cynthia1,436
14Carol1,398
15Sharon1,372
16Nancy1,361
17Kimberly1,284
18Sandra1,276
19Brenda1,220
20Pamela1,178
21Denise1,167
22Cheryl1,155
23Lori1,128
24Kathy1,026
25Elizabeth1,011
RankNameBabies
26Cindy957
27Margaret926
28Theresa880
29Christine872
30Robin868
31Kim807
32Janet780
33Debbie755
34Beth706
35Tammy672
36Michele638
37Michelle629
38Tina618
39Catherine584
40Teresa583
41Laura580
42Judith563
43Ann555
44Wendy553
45Joan546
46Bonnie544
46Joanne544
48Janice540
49Joyce529
50Cathy518
51Lynn512
52Laurie488
53Amy484
54Darlene483
55Rebecca476
56Judy471
56Valerie471
58Jane457
59Terri451
60Maureen443
61Suzanne442
62Dawn435
63Beverly422
64Kelly421
65Eileen416
66Anne414
67Jean409
68Annette405
68Sherry405
70Marie397
71Julie396
72Renee388
73Diana385
74Paula383
75Colleen382
76Tracy373
77Carolyn365
77Ruth365
79Elaine357
80Rose351
81Jill349
82Maria342
83Connie339
84Ellen338
85Dorothy337
86Angela335
87Leslie334
88Jacqueline333
89Lorraine328
90Vicki327
91Gail325
91Jennifer325
93Regina323
94Stephanie322
95Rhonda317
96Andrea308
97Kathryn306
98Anita302
98Helen302
98Shirley302