Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	379
2	Karen	220
3	Donna	211
4	Susan	209
5	Christine	178
6	Patricia	172
7	Mary	150
8	Lori	141
9	Linda	127
10	Kimberly	114
11	Cheryl	113
12	Deborah	112
13	Kathleen	110
14	Dawn	107
14	Robin	107
16	Denise	100
17	Michelle	97
18	Diane	92
19	Debra	88
19	Sandra	88
21	Brenda	87
21	Elizabeth	87
23	Barbara	84
24	Jennifer	83
25	Pamela	80

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nancy	77
27	Laurie	69
28	Paula	67
29	Kelly	66
30	Julie	65
31	Cynthia	63
31	Sharon	63
31	Wendy	63
34	Lynn	58
35	Kim	56
36	Catherine	54
37	Kristen	53
38	Jacqueline	52
39	Rebecca	51
40	Maria	49
41	Ann	48
41	Gina	48
41	Suzanne	48
44	Melissa	47
45	Laura	46
46	Margaret	45
46	Michele	45
46	Tracy	45
49	Carol	44
49	Maureen	44
51	Colleen	42
51	Joanne	42
51	Judith	42
54	Theresa	41
55	Tammy	39
56	Tina	38
57	Rhonda	37
58	Darlene	36
59	Jill	35
60	Anne	34
61	Amy	33
61	Carolyn	33
61	Jane	33
61	Leslie	33
65	Doreen	31
65	Kristine	31
65	Stephanie	31
68	Tracey	30
69	Jean	28
69	Valerie	28
71	Elaine	27
71	Janet	27
73	Beth	26
73	Renee	26
73	Sherry	26
76	Ellen	25
76	Teresa	25
78	Cathy	24
78	Jeanne	24
80	Cindy	23
80	Gail	23
80	Heather	23
80	Holly	23
80	Janice	23
80	Joann	23
80	Joyce	23
80	Marie	23
88	Andrea	22
88	Kristin	22
88	Lynne	22
91	Angela	21
91	Erin	21
91	Joan	21
91	Sheila	21
95	Allison	20
95	Monique	20
97	Bonnie	19
97	Melanie	19
97	Sarah	19
100	Debbie	18
100	Heidi	18