Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	993
2	Linda	665
3	Patricia	651
4	Deborah	623
5	Debra	622
6	Cynthia	615
7	Barbara	532
8	Brenda	512
9	Susan	457
10	Sharon	380
11	Sandra	377
12	Pamela	364
13	Kathy	360
14	Karen	359
15	Wanda	355
16	Teresa	348
17	Betty	347
18	Shirley	343
19	Donna	336
20	Carolyn	323
21	Janice	294
22	Elizabeth	290
23	Gloria	271
24	Nancy	249
25	Margaret	247

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	246
27	Cheryl	245
28	Cathy	240
29	Janet	221
30	Diane	214
31	Dorothy	207
32	Martha	206
33	Judy	197
34	Debbie	195
35	Rebecca	181
36	Robin	179
37	Carol	174
37	Cindy	174
39	Sarah	166
40	Beverly	163
41	Sylvia	148
42	Frances	147
43	Doris	144
44	Catherine	143
45	Sherry	142
45	Vickie	142
47	Annie	141
48	Virginia	137
49	Gwendolyn	135
49	Lisa	135
49	Sheila	135
52	Phyllis	131
53	Rhonda	130
54	Rose	128
55	Marilyn	127
56	Laura	126
56	Peggy	126
58	Dianne	122
58	Katherine	122
60	Connie	121
61	Angela	114
62	Helen	112
63	Loretta	109
64	Jo	107
65	Jacqueline	101
65	Julia	101
67	Glenda	95
67	Rosa	95
69	Denise	91
70	Alice	89
71	Gail	88
71	Paula	88
71	Vivian	88
74	Christine	87
75	Evelyn	85
76	Terry	83
76	Yvonne	83
78	Annette	82
78	Theresa	82
80	Bonnie	81
80	Deloris	81
82	Joan	79
82	Vicki	79
84	Audrey	77
84	Elaine	77
84	Julie	77
84	Kim	77
88	Kathryn	73
89	Anita	72
89	Jane	72
91	Sara	71
91	Sheryl	71
93	Ruth	70
94	Ann	68
94	Tina	68
96	Carrie	67
96	Darlene	67
96	Rita	67
96	Terri	67
100	Jackie	66
100	Janie	66
100	Jean	66
100	Lynn	66