Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Donna	332
2	Susan	263
3	Mary	241
4	Linda	230
5	Karen	206
6	Patricia	205
7	Diane	186
7	Lisa	186
9	Lori	185
10	Deborah	159
11	Nancy	157
12	Cheryl	155
13	Debra	145
14	Barbara	139
15	Kathleen	136
16	Elizabeth	125
17	Denise	121
18	Carol	120
19	Sandra	110
20	Cynthia	108
21	Brenda	107
22	Laurie	94
23	Robin	92
24	Sharon	90
25	Christine	89

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	85
26	Joanne	85
28	Maureen	69
29	Paula	68
30	Lynn	67
31	Kim	64
31	Kimberly	64
31	Margaret	64
34	Gail	63
35	Michelle	61
36	Pamela	56
37	Kathy	53
38	Jane	52
39	Laura	51
40	Catherine	50
40	Jean	50
40	Wendy	50
43	Anne	48
44	Janet	47
45	Joan	46
46	Joyce	45
47	Judith	43
48	Dawn	42
49	Cindy	41
50	Marie	40
51	Doreen	39
51	Janice	39
51	Joann	39
54	Debbie	38
54	Elaine	38
56	Darlene	37
56	Ellen	37
56	Julie	37
56	Leslie	37
56	Suzanne	37
61	Jeanne	36
62	Michele	35
62	Sheila	35
64	Maria	34
65	Tammy	33
66	Colleen	32
66	Rhonda	32
68	Jacqueline	31
69	Cathy	29
70	Beth	28
70	Teresa	28
70	Tina	28
73	Carolyn	27
73	Theresa	27
75	Katherine	26
75	Tracy	26
77	Renee	25
78	Dianne	24
78	Eileen	24
78	Lynne	24
78	Stephanie	24
82	Angela	23
82	Jennifer	23
82	Martha	23
82	Valerie	23
86	Judy	22
86	Kelly	22
86	Ruth	22
89	Bonnie	21
89	Dorothy	21
89	Gina	21
89	Roberta	21
89	Rosemary	21
94	Holly	20
94	Kathryn	20
94	Marianne	20
97	Jeannine	19
97	Louise	19
97	Pauline	19
97	Rose	19