Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,104
2	Deborah	1,046
3	Linda	912
4	Brenda	825
5	Patricia	805
6	Teresa	804
7	Kathy	734
8	Debra	732
9	Sharon	699
10	Donna	668
11	Karen	662
12	Pamela	649
13	Cynthia	646
14	Susan	619
15	Sandra	572
16	Barbara	521
17	Carolyn	459
18	Debbie	429
19	Janice	406
20	Judy	396
21	Nancy	390
22	Vickie	383
23	Lisa	373
24	Wanda	366
25	Sherry	364

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	344
26	Elizabeth	344
28	Connie	338
29	Carol	336
30	Beverly	333
31	Cheryl	322
31	Janet	322
33	Rebecca	320
34	Cathy	299
35	Sheila	295
36	Shirley	287
37	Joyce	272
38	Cindy	259
39	Martha	256
40	Rita	254
41	Margaret	241
42	Rhonda	237
43	Vicki	235
44	Phyllis	208
45	Diane	189
46	Glenda	188
47	Anita	186
48	Marilyn	185
49	Robin	178
50	Paula	176
51	Shelia	175
52	Peggy	170
53	Angela	166
54	Dorothy	163
55	Katherine	153
56	Denise	148
56	Kimberly	148
58	Darlene	146
59	Jacqueline	145
60	Doris	137
60	Gloria	137
60	Theresa	137
60	Virginia	137
64	Laura	135
65	Catherine	133
65	Helen	133
67	Charlotte	130
68	Regina	129
69	Sarah	126
70	Kim	118
71	Alice	116
71	Jo	116
71	Terri	116
74	Terry	115
74	Tina	115
74	Vicky	115
77	Bonnie	106
77	Jennifer	106
79	Melissa	105
80	Frances	101
81	Jane	100
82	Julie	99
82	Rose	99
82	Vivian	99
85	Ann	96
85	Ruth	96
87	Gwendolyn	93
88	Gail	88
88	Julia	88
88	Patsy	88
91	Tammy	86
92	Jackie	85
93	Diana	82
94	Leslie	81
95	Amy	79
95	Anna	79
97	Evelyn	76
97	Kathryn	76
99	Annette	75
99	Audrey	75
99	Valerie	75