Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,128
2	Mary	874
3	Teresa	830
4	Donna	781
5	Linda	703
6	Pamela	630
7	Karen	622
8	Brenda	604
9	Sandra	582
10	Patricia	575
11	Deborah	562
12	Sharon	526
13	Cynthia	510
14	Susan	489
15	Tammy	487
16	Angela	462
17	Kathy	447
18	Kimberly	429
19	Debra	417
20	Debbie	385
21	Sherry	380
22	Barbara	378
23	Elizabeth	344
24	Connie	331
25	Carolyn	320

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	290
27	Carol	285
28	Robin	284
29	Cindy	278
29	Sheila	278
31	Rhonda	275
32	Tina	272
33	Janice	271
34	Rebecca	265
35	Nancy	264
36	Jacqueline	263
37	Judy	256
38	Cheryl	255
39	Vickie	247
40	Beverly	229
41	Regina	224
42	Cathy	223
43	Betty	220
44	Laura	219
45	Jennifer	209
45	Melissa	209
47	Wanda	199
48	Anita	191
49	Joyce	185
50	Rita	179
51	Lori	173
52	Terri	172
53	Kim	171
54	Margaret	168
55	Martha	161
56	Shirley	158
57	Vicki	157
58	Penny	155
59	Paula	153
60	Shelia	152
61	Denise	147
62	Phyllis	143
63	Gloria	140
64	Carla	132
65	Julie	130
66	Glenda	126
67	Amy	123
68	Diane	121
69	Jackie	120
70	Stephanie	119
71	Peggy	117
72	Sarah	114
73	Katherine	112
73	Melinda	112
75	Charlotte	111
75	Valerie	111
77	Michelle	109
78	Darlene	108
79	Melanie	107
80	Marilyn	103
81	Catherine	101
82	Virginia	100
83	Theresa	99
84	Doris	98
84	Kelly	98
86	Dorothy	97
86	Gina	97
88	Belinda	93
88	Sherri	93
90	Helen	92
91	Anna	91
91	Pam	91
93	Terry	89
94	Vanessa	87
95	Annette	86
96	Becky	84
96	Frances	84
98	Julia	82
98	Leslie	82
100	Tammie	80