Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Donna	357
2	Susan	290
3	Mary	258
4	Karen	237
5	Linda	230
6	Patricia	227
7	Deborah	214
8	Debra	208
9	Cheryl	185
10	Diane	183
11	Kathleen	170
12	Nancy	146
13	Cynthia	145
14	Lori	134
15	Barbara	131
16	Elizabeth	129
17	Lisa	110
18	Denise	107
19	Carol	102
20	Sandra	96
21	Robin	92
22	Ann	91
23	Paula	85
24	Pamela	83
24	Sharon	83

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gail	76
27	Joanne	72
28	Laurie	71
28	Margaret	71
30	Anne	69
30	Debbie	69
32	Dawn	66
33	Brenda	64
33	Christine	64
35	Kathy	63
35	Lynn	63
37	Janet	60
38	Catherine	59
39	Kim	57
40	Jane	56
40	Jean	56
42	Suzanne	54
43	Joan	53
43	Judith	53
45	Cindy	52
45	Maureen	52
47	Joyce	51
48	Michelle	47
49	Doreen	46
50	Laura	44
51	Jo	43
51	Joann	43
53	Colleen	42
53	Marie	42
55	Kimberly	40
55	Leslie	40
57	Janice	38
58	Cathy	37
58	Jeanne	37
58	Theresa	37
61	Julie	36
62	Elaine	34
63	Lynne	33
63	Michele	33
63	Tammy	33
66	Bonnie	30
66	Gina	30
66	Valerie	30
69	Maria	29
70	Frances	28
70	Sheila	28
72	Martha	27
72	Rebecca	27
74	Ellen	26
74	Judy	26
74	Wendy	26
77	Anna	25
77	Carolyn	25
79	Eileen	24
79	Rhonda	24
79	Teresa	24
82	Dorothy	23
82	Lorraine	23
82	Louise	23
82	Rose	23
86	Charlene	22
86	Dianne	22
86	Jacqueline	22
86	Jennifer	22
86	Shirley	22
91	Beth	21
91	Diana	21
91	Roberta	21
91	Virginia	21
95	Gloria	20
95	Kathryn	20
95	Pauline	20
98	Anita	19
98	Annette	19
98	Darlene	19
98	Helen	19
98	Jill	19
98	Ruth	19
98	Stephanie	19