Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,370
2	Kimberly	880
3	Tammy	758
4	Angela	753
5	Melissa	609
6	Mary	564
7	Karen	562
8	Teresa	549
9	Pamela	502
10	Donna	496
11	Cynthia	437
12	Tina	390
13	Sharon	387
14	Patricia	379
15	Jennifer	376
16	Rhonda	370
17	Susan	361
18	Sandra	347
19	Sherry	327
20	Linda	314
21	Deborah	284
22	Elizabeth	268
23	Amy	263
24	Brenda	260
25	Rebecca	259

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tracy	251
27	Laura	234
28	Barbara	228
28	Lori	228
28	Michelle	228
31	Robin	225
32	Connie	216
33	Sheila	206
33	Stephanie	206
35	Kathy	200
36	Cheryl	199
37	Kelly	188
38	Paula	175
39	Julie	170
40	Jacqueline	168
41	Cindy	165
42	Regina	164
43	Tonya	162
44	Carol	159
45	Debra	158
46	Carolyn	156
47	Gina	152
47	Janet	152
49	Nancy	150
50	Wanda	148
51	Andrea	146
52	Penny	142
53	Shelia	138
54	Vickie	135
55	Kim	133
56	Janice	124
57	Anita	122
58	Judy	120
59	Betty	118
60	Terri	117
61	Melinda	116
62	Dana	115
62	Margaret	115
64	Debbie	113
64	Wendy	113
66	Rita	112
67	Carla	104
67	Melanie	104
69	Beverly	103
70	Tracey	102
71	Shirley	95
72	Vicki	94
73	Charlotte	93
73	Joyce	93
73	Sonya	93
76	Katherine	89
76	Leslie	89
78	Dawn	88
78	Denise	88
80	Sherri	87
81	Stacey	85
81	Valerie	85
83	Sarah	81
84	Angelia	80
84	Felicia	80
86	Cathy	79
86	Jill	79
86	Martha	79
89	Amanda	77
89	Jamie	77
89	Phyllis	77
92	April	76
93	Virginia	72
94	Vanessa	71
95	Glenda	69
96	Catherine	68
97	Peggy	67
98	Beth	66
99	Christine	65
99	Jackie	65
99	Stacy	65