Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	747
2	Linda	550
3	Sandra	513
4	Donna	492
5	Brenda	478
6	Cynthia	477
7	Teresa	434
8	Patricia	420
9	Sharon	402
10	Lisa	394
11	Barbara	385
12	Deborah	382
13	Susan	380
14	Debra	362
15	Karen	359
16	Pamela	353
17	Angela	317
18	Tammy	310
19	Kathy	259
20	Elizabeth	255
21	Wanda	240
22	Carolyn	232
23	Gloria	227
24	Cheryl	225
25	Jacqueline	223

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Robin	223
27	Debbie	222
28	Janice	216
29	Shirley	215
30	Betty	212
30	Janet	212
32	Nancy	199
33	Carol	179
34	Cindy	167
35	Beverly	166
35	Kimberly	166
37	Laura	161
38	Sherry	157
39	Rhonda	156
40	Margaret	154
41	Dorothy	152
42	Joyce	150
43	Sheila	136
44	Cathy	134
44	Rebecca	134
44	Tina	134
47	Connie	133
48	Sarah	131
49	Annette	124
50	Jennifer	118
51	Vickie	116
52	Diane	115
52	Frances	115
54	Judy	114
55	Theresa	107
56	Martha	106
57	Julie	105
58	Gwendolyn	103
59	Kim	99
60	Catherine	98
61	Sylvia	97
62	Lori	93
63	Darlene	92
63	Loretta	92
63	Terri	92
66	Doris	91
67	Paula	90
68	Phyllis	88
69	Virginia	87
70	Alice	86
70	Denise	86
70	Marilyn	86
70	Peggy	86
74	Anita	85
74	Melissa	85
76	Rose	83
77	Katherine	80
77	Wendy	80
79	Annie	79
80	Terry	74
81	Ann	73
82	Jackie	71
83	Stephanie	69
84	Christine	68
84	Valerie	68
86	Helen	67
86	Melinda	67
86	Vanessa	67
89	Julia	65
90	Bonnie	64
90	Kathryn	64
90	Vicki	64
93	Belinda	63
93	Melanie	63
95	Audrey	61
95	Evelyn	61
95	Tracy	61
98	Glenda	60
99	Regina	59
100	Gail	58
100	Rita	58