Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,582
2	Angela	778
3	Karen	774
4	Kimberly	745
5	Tammy	715
6	Mary	637
7	Teresa	627
8	Donna	554
9	Pamela	528
10	Cynthia	470
11	Patricia	438
12	Sharon	431
13	Sandra	420
14	Rhonda	412
15	Melissa	406
16	Linda	403
17	Tina	391
18	Susan	368
19	Brenda	340
20	Deborah	324
20	Sherry	324
22	Jennifer	306
23	Robin	305
24	Elizabeth	263
25	Rebecca	258

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Connie	247
27	Sheila	243
28	Amy	241
29	Barbara	234
30	Debra	232
31	Tracy	226
32	Kathy	225
33	Stephanie	216
34	Lori	214
35	Cheryl	210
36	Laura	206
37	Paula	205
38	Carolyn	202
39	Jacqueline	193
40	Regina	187
41	Janet	182
42	Cindy	176
43	Nancy	175
44	Janice	172
45	Vickie	169
46	Penny	161
47	Kelly	157
48	Anita	153
49	Shelia	152
50	Michelle	151
51	Carol	148
52	Julie	146
53	Betty	143
54	Debbie	140
54	Wanda	140
56	Valerie	135
57	Kim	131
57	Margaret	131
59	Beverly	130
60	Wendy	129
61	Rita	128
62	Cathy	125
63	Shirley	123
64	Tonya	121
65	Carla	119
66	Judy	118
66	Melinda	118
68	Denise	116
69	Martha	111
70	Dana	105
71	Joyce	102
72	Terri	100
73	Leslie	99
74	Sarah	97
74	Theresa	97
76	Darlene	95
77	Gina	94
77	Phyllis	94
79	Andrea	93
80	Sherri	92
81	Charlotte	90
81	Melanie	90
83	Dawn	89
84	Virginia	88
85	Jamie	84
85	Sonya	84
87	Vicki	82
88	Monica	80
89	Jill	79
89	Tammie	79
89	Tracey	79
92	Glenda	75
92	Katherine	75
94	Loretta	74
95	Jackie	72
96	Felicia	70
96	Gloria	70
98	Marilyn	68
98	Peggy	68
98	Suzanne	68