Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	873
2	Cynthia	592
3	Donna	585
4	Linda	574
5	Patricia	565
6	Debra	491
7	Deborah	459
8	Barbara	458
9	Susan	425
10	Brenda	416
11	Sharon	396
12	Karen	394
13	Teresa	367
14	Sandra	357
15	Pamela	346
16	Wanda	328
17	Kathy	318
18	Shirley	298
19	Betty	290
20	Debbie	279
21	Elizabeth	272
22	Tammy	253
23	Nancy	242
24	Cheryl	232
25	Carolyn	231

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lisa	226
27	Janice	219
28	Janet	207
29	Gloria	202
30	Cindy	193
31	Joyce	189
32	Cathy	186
33	Beverly	182
34	Carol	181
35	Margaret	177
36	Angela	170
36	Robin	170
38	Dorothy	163
39	Martha	158
39	Rhonda	158
41	Diane	157
42	Rebecca	153
43	Judy	145
44	Sheila	137
45	Sarah	132
46	Peggy	127
47	Julie	126
48	Catherine	125
48	Sherry	125
50	Kimberly	119
51	Gwendolyn	118
52	Sylvia	117
53	Annette	116
53	Phyllis	116
55	Connie	114
55	Laura	114
57	Frances	112
58	Rose	109
59	Vickie	108
60	Gail	106
60	Helen	106
62	Virginia	105
63	Doris	104
64	Denise	101
65	Terri	100
66	Theresa	98
67	Annie	97
67	Marilyn	97
69	Ruth	96
70	Jacqueline	95
70	Vanessa	95
72	Julia	94
73	Terry	92
74	Tina	91
75	Elaine	89
75	Kim	89
77	Loretta	85
78	Darlene	81
79	Lynn	80
80	Katherine	79
81	Alice	78
81	Rita	78
83	Paula	75
84	Evelyn	74
85	Christine	73
85	Jane	73
85	Rosa	73
88	Dianne	72
89	Jo	69
90	Mildred	68
91	Anita	67
92	Jennifer	64
93	Ann	63
94	Jackie	62
94	Myra	62
94	Willie	62
94	Yvonne	62
98	Audrey	60
98	Carrie	60
98	Deloris	60
98	Glenda	60