Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	808
2	Donna	558
3	Cynthia	550
4	Linda	516
5	Brenda	471
6	Sandra	467
7	Barbara	457
8	Debra	438
9	Patricia	437
10	Susan	426
11	Deborah	403
12	Karen	400
13	Sharon	398
14	Teresa	396
15	Pamela	348
16	Lisa	323
17	Wanda	309
18	Kathy	295
19	Tammy	270
20	Betty	264
21	Elizabeth	262
22	Janice	250
23	Cheryl	247
24	Angela	241
25	Carolyn	237

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Debbie	235
26	Shirley	235
28	Gloria	231
29	Robin	217
30	Nancy	211
31	Cindy	175
32	Janet	169
32	Joyce	169
34	Beverly	168
34	Sheila	168
36	Dorothy	167
37	Laura	166
38	Cathy	161
38	Margaret	161
40	Carol	159
41	Rhonda	156
42	Judy	145
43	Kimberly	139
44	Martha	135
45	Sarah	130
46	Diane	128
47	Annette	127
48	Catherine	126
49	Phyllis	122
50	Sherry	117
51	Gwendolyn	116
52	Rebecca	115
53	Peggy	113
54	Rose	112
54	Theresa	112
54	Tina	112
57	Doris	110
58	Julie	107
59	Loretta	105
60	Frances	101
60	Sylvia	101
62	Connie	100
63	Wendy	97
64	Alice	94
64	Denise	94
66	Annie	92
67	Jacqueline	91
68	Virginia	90
69	Paula	89
70	Terri	86
71	Kim	85
72	Darlene	84
72	Katherine	84
74	Helen	82
74	Valerie	82
76	Julia	81
77	Ann	80
78	Vickie	78
79	Christine	74
80	Jennifer	73
80	Marilyn	73
82	Elaine	72
82	Glenda	72
84	Rita	71
84	Terry	71
86	Bonnie	70
86	Myra	70
86	Rosa	70
86	Vanessa	70
90	Dianne	69
91	Jackie	67
92	Anna	65
92	Gail	65
92	Ruth	65
92	Vivian	65
96	Anita	63
96	Yvonne	63
98	Audrey	62
98	Lynn	62
100	Evelyn	61
100	Tracy	61