Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	976
2	Donna	971
3	Teresa	816
4	Linda	747
5	Pamela	729
6	Patricia	727
7	Deborah	709
8	Brenda	682
9	Cynthia	631
10	Debra	627
11	Kathy	624
12	Lisa	622
13	Sandra	598
14	Karen	574
15	Sharon	527
16	Debbie	526
17	Susan	517
18	Tammy	478
19	Barbara	427
20	Carolyn	342
21	Elizabeth	325
22	Sheila	322
23	Cheryl	319
24	Vickie	317
25	Connie	309

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Janice	309
27	Judy	308
28	Nancy	305
29	Janet	299
30	Kimberly	295
31	Carol	293
32	Sherry	290
33	Cindy	289
33	Wanda	289
35	Betty	284
36	Shirley	277
37	Rebecca	265
38	Beverly	257
39	Cathy	249
40	Angela	245
41	Joyce	231
42	Rhonda	230
43	Robin	208
44	Rita	203
44	Tina	203
46	Margaret	194
47	Phyllis	193
48	Peggy	192
49	Anita	189
50	Martha	186
51	Laura	183
52	Shelia	173
53	Vicki	169
54	Regina	164
55	Diane	154
55	Kim	154
57	Dorothy	152
58	Paula	147
59	Terri	144
60	Darlene	141
61	Glenda	139
62	Julie	135
63	Denise	133
64	Virginia	130
65	Charlotte	129
65	Katherine	129
65	Terry	129
68	Theresa	125
69	Marilyn	124
70	Gloria	122
71	Melissa	117
72	Annette	114
72	Jacqueline	114
74	Becky	113
75	Jennifer	110
76	Amy	105
77	Pam	103
78	Helen	101
79	Alice	100
79	Catherine	100
81	Vivian	99
82	Rose	98
83	Anna	97
83	Doris	97
83	Vanessa	97
86	Sarah	94
87	Frances	92
88	Lori	90
88	Vicky	90
90	Melinda	88
91	Gwendolyn	87
92	Jo	86
93	Julia	83
94	Kathryn	82
94	Leslie	82
96	Carla	81
97	Ann	80
97	Bonnie	80
97	Patsy	80
100	Valerie	79