Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,078
2	Linda	2,138
3	Maria	2,089
4	Cynthia	2,079
5	Donna	1,879
6	Patricia	1,862
7	Debra	1,724
8	Karen	1,613
9	Sandra	1,572
10	Susan	1,462
11	Brenda	1,366
12	Lisa	1,329
13	Deborah	1,299
14	Pamela	1,245
15	Sharon	1,182
16	Elizabeth	1,169
17	Debbie	1,143
18	Diana	1,094
19	Kathy	1,086
20	Teresa	1,039
21	Barbara	1,005
22	Sylvia	990
23	Cheryl	966
24	Nancy	886
25	Cindy	867

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	844
27	Laura	837
28	Tammy	784
29	Gloria	770
30	Carol	746
31	Rhonda	734
32	Janet	731
33	Martha	705
34	Norma	649
35	Carolyn	612
36	Julie	598
37	Terri	596
38	Judy	585
39	Diane	583
40	Janice	572
41	Rosa	564
42	Paula	563
43	Sherry	549
44	Yolanda	546
45	Cathy	545
46	Kimberly	529
47	Beverly	513
48	Connie	504
49	Margaret	487
50	Denise	483
51	Shirley	465
52	Betty	463
53	Becky	456
54	Irma	455
55	Theresa	438
56	Kim	435
56	Vicki	435
58	Belinda	422
58	Robin	422
58	Virginia	422
61	Sheila	420
62	Tina	417
63	Vickie	401
64	Anna	396
65	Anita	394
65	Rose	394
67	Lori	381
68	Jo	380
69	Peggy	377
70	Joyce	360
71	Alice	355
71	Kelly	355
73	Annette	354
73	Wanda	354
75	Juanita	343
76	Terry	341
77	Catherine	333
78	Leticia	317
79	Kathryn	316
80	Carla	314
81	Kathleen	312
82	Melissa	309
83	Angela	305
84	Charlotte	299
85	Dana	294
85	Irene	294
87	Melinda	290
88	Leslie	289
88	Rita	289
90	Frances	284
91	Phyllis	275
92	Janie	273
93	Glenda	267
93	Julia	267
95	Laurie	265
96	Helen	259
96	Katherine	259
96	Marilyn	259
99	Dorothy	255
100	Michelle	251
100	Stephanie	251