Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,621
2	Cynthia	2,517
3	Linda	2,327
4	Debra	2,105
5	Maria	1,956
6	Karen	1,814
7	Patricia	1,809
8	Deborah	1,797
9	Brenda	1,650
10	Susan	1,608
11	Donna	1,399
12	Sharon	1,328
13	Pamela	1,310
13	Sandra	1,310
15	Barbara	1,225
16	Kathy	1,184
17	Nancy	1,051
18	Elizabeth	1,042
19	Cindy	1,039
19	Sylvia	1,039
21	Diana	1,025
22	Cheryl	976
23	Teresa	952
24	Debbie	925
25	Rebecca	901

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	894
27	Carolyn	888
28	Lisa	868
29	Gloria	851
30	Martha	797
31	Janet	761
32	Rosa	715
33	Laura	702
34	Judy	669
35	Diane	657
36	Vicki	654
37	Rhonda	644
38	Janice	636
38	Paula	636
40	Yolanda	611
41	Sherry	604
42	Betty	603
43	Beverly	587
44	Shirley	584
45	Margaret	579
46	Rose	557
47	Norma	552
48	Connie	544
49	Irma	531
50	Cathy	521
50	Vickie	521
52	Virginia	498
53	Julie	476
54	Theresa	461
55	Terri	460
56	Peggy	456
57	Denise	447
58	Joyce	442
59	Wanda	440
60	Jo	416
61	Kim	412
62	Kathleen	400
62	Terry	400
64	Anita	391
65	Catherine	386
66	Alice	379
67	Juanita	378
67	Kimberly	378
69	Glenda	373
70	Belinda	367
71	Rita	364
72	Kathryn	352
73	Sheila	340
74	Becky	339
75	Katherine	332
76	Anna	325
77	Marilyn	324
77	Tina	324
79	Robin	322
80	Dorothy	320
81	Janie	319
82	Charlotte	318
83	Leticia	316
84	Helen	311
85	Frances	303
86	Leslie	288
87	Carla	287
88	Phyllis	281
89	Guadalupe	277
89	Sheryl	277
91	Angela	266
92	Melinda	263
93	Dora	262
94	Carmen	256
95	Darlene	255
96	Irene	254
96	Tammy	254
98	Rachel	248
99	Doris	246
100	Julia	245