Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,396
2	Tammy	808
3	Teresa	780
4	Mary	766
5	Donna	713
6	Karen	591
7	Kimberly	575
8	Angela	551
9	Pamela	544
10	Sandra	524
11	Linda	511
12	Cynthia	487
13	Patricia	467
14	Deborah	465
15	Brenda	454
16	Sharon	450
17	Susan	421
18	Sherry	415
19	Kathy	360
20	Tina	345
21	Connie	330
22	Robin	319
23	Rhonda	316
24	Lori	297
25	Barbara	295

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Debra	272
27	Melissa	271
28	Elizabeth	266
29	Sheila	264
30	Debbie	259
31	Carolyn	255
32	Rebecca	248
33	Jennifer	241
34	Cindy	236
35	Paula	229
36	Laura	227
37	Janet	224
38	Regina	222
39	Janice	216
40	Carol	209
41	Jacqueline	204
42	Judy	196
42	Vickie	196
44	Nancy	191
45	Kim	190
46	Beverly	187
47	Cathy	186
48	Anita	185
49	Cheryl	180
50	Shelia	179
51	Wanda	174
52	Margaret	172
53	Stephanie	170
54	Penny	164
55	Tracy	160
56	Terri	156
57	Amy	154
57	Betty	154
59	Julie	145
59	Shirley	145
61	Michelle	144
62	Melanie	139
63	Kelly	138
63	Martha	138
65	Sarah	129
66	Denise	128
67	Dana	127
67	Sherri	127
69	Carla	125
69	Rita	125
71	Gina	122
72	Vicki	118
73	Joyce	115
73	Melinda	115
75	Phyllis	111
76	Glenda	104
77	Valerie	100
78	Diane	97
78	Tammie	97
80	Dorothy	95
80	Gloria	95
80	Katherine	95
83	Darlene	93
84	Charlotte	92
84	Leslie	92
86	Andrea	91
86	Peggy	91
86	Theresa	91
89	Tonya	90
90	Beth	89
91	Catherine	85
91	Vicky	85
93	Marilyn	84
94	Gwendolyn	79
95	Pam	78
96	Virginia	77
97	Helen	76
97	Suzanne	76
99	Sonya	74
100	Annette	73
100	Vanessa	73