Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,033
2	Deborah	854
3	Linda	822
4	Teresa	762
5	Patricia	761
6	Kathy	751
7	Pamela	739
8	Donna	683
9	Brenda	673
10	Karen	643
11	Debra	639
12	Susan	591
13	Sandra	584
14	Cynthia	581
15	Sharon	571
16	Debbie	508
17	Lisa	489
18	Barbara	472
19	Cheryl	426
20	Judy	404
21	Carolyn	394
22	Nancy	356
23	Janice	354
24	Elizabeth	336
25	Sherry	329

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Vickie	318
27	Janet	315
28	Wanda	314
29	Cathy	312
30	Rebecca	307
31	Betty	297
32	Carol	284
33	Sheila	282
34	Beverly	268
35	Connie	267
35	Rhonda	267
35	Shirley	267
38	Tammy	264
39	Joyce	242
40	Martha	241
41	Cindy	240
42	Peggy	222
43	Anita	211
43	Margaret	211
45	Phyllis	210
46	Angela	200
47	Rita	191
48	Vicki	190
49	Kimberly	181
50	Robin	179
51	Shelia	178
52	Diane	171
53	Paula	169
54	Terri	161
55	Dorothy	158
56	Laura	155
57	Tina	148
58	Julie	146
59	Glenda	141
60	Darlene	140
61	Regina	138
62	Virginia	136
63	Melissa	135
64	Jennifer	131
65	Marilyn	130
65	Terry	130
67	Gloria	129
68	Theresa	128
69	Doris	127
70	Rose	125
71	Charlotte	124
71	Helen	124
73	Jacqueline	123
74	Catherine	122
75	Denise	121
76	Kim	117
77	Jo	113
78	Katherine	111
79	Sarah	110
80	Annette	108
81	Bonnie	100
82	Penny	99
83	Diana	96
83	Valerie	96
85	Amy	95
86	Alice	94
86	Gwendolyn	94
88	Pam	93
89	Anna	92
90	Ann	90
90	Becky	90
90	Julia	90
93	Frances	89
94	Jane	86
94	Patsy	86
96	Vicky	85
97	Belinda	84
97	Kathryn	84
99	Leslie	83
100	Gail	80
100	Melinda	80
100	Ruth	80