Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,171
2	Teresa	816
3	Mary	797
4	Tammy	690
5	Donna	686
6	Karen	654
7	Pamela	603
8	Patricia	585
9	Sandra	575
10	Linda	555
11	Cynthia	550
12	Sharon	514
13	Angela	513
14	Kimberly	512
15	Deborah	486
16	Brenda	471
17	Susan	440
18	Debra	416
19	Kathy	411
20	Tina	395
21	Sherry	391
22	Debbie	368
23	Connie	358
24	Barbara	326
25	Rhonda	313

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	306
27	Robin	290
28	Sheila	287
29	Cindy	270
30	Carolyn	267
31	Janet	265
32	Carol	253
33	Cheryl	248
34	Beverly	239
35	Lori	237
36	Melissa	235
36	Rebecca	235
38	Janice	233
39	Jacqueline	225
40	Nancy	223
41	Vickie	221
42	Regina	215
43	Judy	214
44	Jennifer	211
45	Laura	209
46	Anita	208
47	Kim	201
48	Betty	193
49	Cathy	184
49	Terri	184
51	Shelia	175
52	Penny	172
53	Wanda	170
54	Margaret	161
55	Rita	156
56	Carla	155
57	Sherri	153
58	Martha	152
59	Paula	151
60	Joyce	147
61	Julie	143
62	Phyllis	134
63	Stephanie	132
64	Shirley	128
65	Vicki	126
66	Amy	123
66	Melanie	123
68	Denise	122
68	Tracy	122
70	Jackie	120
71	Gina	119
71	Kelly	119
71	Melinda	119
74	Charlotte	116
74	Gloria	116
76	Sarah	113
76	Theresa	113
78	Glenda	106
79	Diane	104
80	Becky	102
80	Peggy	102
82	Dana	101
82	Dorothy	101
84	Katherine	97
85	Terry	96
86	Annette	95
86	Tammie	95
88	Marilyn	93
88	Virginia	93
90	Valerie	92
91	Vicky	91
92	Darlene	90
92	Gwendolyn	90
94	Julia	87
95	Michelle	86
96	Vanessa	85
97	Tonya	84
98	Ginger	82
98	Laurie	82
100	Sonya	80