Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,262
2	Cynthia	2,128
3	Linda	2,123
4	Maria	1,939
5	Patricia	1,921
6	Debra	1,845
7	Karen	1,609
8	Susan	1,551
9	Deborah	1,507
10	Donna	1,437
11	Brenda	1,401
11	Sandra	1,401
13	Sharon	1,228
14	Kathy	1,203
15	Pamela	1,171
16	Barbara	1,137
17	Elizabeth	1,134
18	Lisa	1,104
19	Sylvia	1,058
20	Cheryl	1,049
21	Diana	1,044
22	Debbie	982
23	Teresa	898
24	Nancy	887
25	Rebecca	836

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	812
27	Cindy	805
28	Carolyn	784
28	Gloria	784
30	Laura	762
31	Janet	719
32	Martha	704
33	Rhonda	690
34	Julie	666
35	Judy	664
36	Diane	655
37	Peggy	620
37	Rosa	620
39	Norma	610
40	Tammy	605
41	Cathy	594
42	Janice	591
43	Yolanda	575
44	Beverly	562
45	Paula	549
46	Connie	532
47	Terri	528
48	Vicki	525
49	Sherry	517
50	Betty	505
51	Rose	483
51	Vickie	483
53	Margaret	482
54	Shirley	481
55	Denise	470
56	Irma	460
57	Virginia	455
58	Jo	454
58	Theresa	454
60	Kimberly	419
61	Becky	413
62	Terry	396
63	Anita	390
64	Wanda	386
65	Anna	379
65	Kathryn	379
67	Kim	375
68	Sheila	374
69	Kathleen	366
70	Belinda	362
70	Tina	362
72	Joyce	357
72	Robin	357
74	Catherine	346
75	Leticia	339
76	Juanita	332
76	Rita	332
78	Alice	321
78	Leslie	321
78	Marilyn	321
81	Katherine	310
82	Dorothy	309
83	Janie	305
84	Annette	304
85	Glenda	296
86	Kelly	291
87	Darlene	288
88	Ann	285
89	Charlotte	283
90	Lori	281
91	Carla	276
92	Frances	271
93	Melinda	265
94	Julia	260
95	Angela	259
96	Phyllis	255
97	Irene	254
98	Dana	253
98	Helen	253
98	Ruth	253
98	Sheryl	253