Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	899
2	Linda	663
3	Cynthia	579
4	Patricia	561
5	Debra	533
6	Deborah	515
7	Barbara	476
8	Brenda	457
9	Susan	453
10	Kathy	403
11	Sandra	390
12	Karen	374
13	Sharon	357
14	Donna	353
15	Carolyn	346
15	Teresa	346
17	Shirley	324
18	Pamela	322
19	Wanda	320
20	Betty	290
21	Cheryl	282
22	Janice	253
23	Elizabeth	252
24	Debbie	239
25	Nancy	235

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	227
27	Cathy	219
28	Margaret	218
29	Joyce	211
30	Carol	192
30	Dorothy	192
32	Janet	187
32	Judy	187
34	Martha	178
35	Lisa	169
35	Robin	169
37	Cindy	164
38	Beverly	160
39	Diane	159
40	Angela	155
41	Peggy	152
42	Annette	149
43	Sarah	148
44	Catherine	140
45	Tammy	136
46	Julie	132
47	Frances	130
48	Rebecca	129
48	Rhonda	129
50	Laura	126
51	Doris	125
51	Sherry	125
53	Phyllis	124
54	Rose	123
54	Sheila	123
54	Vickie	123
57	Virginia	121
58	Gwendolyn	120
59	Helen	119
59	Sylvia	119
61	Theresa	113
62	Annie	112
63	Jacqueline	106
64	Christine	102
65	Connie	98
65	Darlene	98
65	Kimberly	98
65	Marilyn	98
69	Katherine	96
69	Terri	96
71	Julia	95
72	Alice	88
73	Rosa	87
74	Ann	86
75	Terry	85
76	Rita	83
77	Dianne	80
77	Gail	80
77	Ruby	80
80	Vanessa	79
81	Denise	78
82	Evelyn	77
82	Myra	77
84	Vivian	76
85	Jo	75
85	Tina	75
87	Kathryn	74
88	Ruth	72
89	Carrie	71
90	Lynn	70
90	Vicki	70
92	Bonnie	68
92	Kim	68
94	Loretta	66
94	Paula	66
96	Patsy	65
97	Anna	64
97	Elaine	64
97	Lillie	64
97	Valerie	64