Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	906
2	Donna	858
3	Lisa	854
4	Teresa	816
5	Pamela	671
6	Linda	669
7	Karen	666
8	Brenda	648
9	Deborah	622
10	Patricia	614
11	Cynthia	590
12	Sandra	583
13	Debra	551
14	Kathy	549
15	Sharon	517
16	Susan	497
17	Tammy	483
18	Debbie	479
19	Barbara	429
20	Kimberly	396
21	Sherry	356
22	Angela	320
23	Elizabeth	318
24	Connie	316
25	Judy	306

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sheila	301
27	Vickie	299
28	Janet	294
29	Carolyn	279
30	Nancy	277
31	Janice	274
32	Rebecca	273
33	Cindy	272
34	Cheryl	271
35	Robin	266
36	Tina	263
37	Carol	260
37	Rhonda	260
39	Cathy	257
40	Wanda	244
41	Betty	242
41	Beverly	242
43	Anita	213
44	Shirley	206
45	Rita	204
46	Joyce	197
47	Laura	188
48	Margaret	186
49	Martha	182
49	Regina	182
51	Phyllis	180
51	Shelia	180
53	Melissa	175
54	Paula	173
55	Kim	169
56	Terri	168
57	Gloria	155
58	Peggy	154
59	Diane	152
60	Lori	147
61	Marilyn	142
61	Vicki	142
63	Julie	139
64	Jennifer	138
65	Denise	131
66	Amy	130
66	Dorothy	130
66	Glenda	130
69	Penny	129
70	Jacqueline	121
71	Sarah	118
72	Katherine	117
73	Terry	115
74	Theresa	113
75	Valerie	111
76	Charlotte	110
76	Melinda	110
78	Darlene	108
78	Doris	108
80	Annette	107
81	Virginia	106
82	Vicky	104
83	Helen	103
84	Stephanie	99
85	Catherine	97
86	Carla	96
87	Melody	93
87	Tammie	93
89	Pam	92
90	Anna	89
91	Becky	88
91	Frances	88
91	Vanessa	88
94	Alice	87
95	Jo	85
96	Gina	82
96	Jackie	82
96	Melanie	82
96	Rose	82
96	Suzanne	82