Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1960

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary2,769
2Cynthia1,980
3Maria1,947
4Linda1,936
5Lisa1,736
6Donna1,694
7Sandra1,675
8Patricia1,659
9Karen1,620
10Debra1,473
11Brenda1,415
12Susan1,376
13Sharon1,237
14Elizabeth1,226
15Deborah1,137
16Teresa1,128
17Pamela1,111
18Diana982
19Barbara965
20Laura945
21Kathy943
22Debbie942
23Sylvia930
24Cheryl881
25Tammy831
RankNameBabies
26Cindy816
27Carol774
28Rebecca759
29Gloria756
30Nancy752
31Rhonda750
32Kimberly719
33Carolyn675
34Janet660
35Martha659
36Norma656
37Paula621
38Sherry593
39Julie587
40Terri577
41Connie538
42Rosa535
43Judy532
44Diane523
45Yolanda503
46Betty502
47Tina495
48Janice490
49Margaret484
50Robin469
51Kim464
52Denise461
53Beverly455
54Sheila453
55Lori451
56Angela450
57Kelly449
58Theresa448
59Cathy446
60Irma442
61Belinda434
62Leticia430
63Virginia425
64Anna411
65Laurie401
66Melissa398
67Shirley397
68Vicki396
69Anita394
70Becky392
71Annette386
72Vickie374
73Carla357
74Terry352
75Rose348
76Peggy343
77Wanda339
78Melinda316
78Rita316
80Jo314
81Irene311
82Catherine309
83Dana307
84Alice306
85Juanita304
86Kathleen302
87Suzanne295
88Charlotte293
89Tracy290
90Katherine289
91Kathryn282
92Leslie279
93Joyce277
94Jennifer273
95Dorothy270
96Michelle269
97Glenda267
97Phyllis267
99Alicia266
100Frances265