Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,615
2	Lisa	2,075
3	Maria	1,881
4	Cynthia	1,869
5	Linda	1,764
6	Sandra	1,624
7	Patricia	1,575
8	Karen	1,570
9	Donna	1,438
10	Brenda	1,367
11	Debra	1,296
12	Susan	1,286
13	Elizabeth	1,197
14	Deborah	1,116
15	Sharon	1,063
16	Teresa	1,045
17	Pamela	1,039
18	Laura	1,026
19	Debbie	948
20	Diana	931
21	Sylvia	920
22	Barbara	891
23	Tammy	855
24	Kathy	811
25	Cheryl	801

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	799
27	Nancy	796
28	Rhonda	750
29	Cindy	741
30	Carol	710
31	Norma	708
32	Kimberly	671
33	Lori	647
34	Gloria	645
35	Terri	635
36	Carolyn	634
37	Julie	629
38	Janet	615
39	Carla	613
40	Martha	590
41	Tina	582
42	Paula	567
43	Angela	564
44	Yolanda	551
45	Connie	550
46	Robin	543
47	Judy	523
48	Theresa	521
49	Sherry	500
50	Rosa	484
51	Jacqueline	465
52	Denise	457
52	Kelly	457
54	Janice	454
55	Anna	444
56	Diane	443
57	Kim	441
58	Beverly	435
59	Margaret	433
60	Melissa	429
61	Belinda	426
62	Sheila	413
63	Leticia	408
64	Michelle	399
65	Cathy	391
66	Vicki	380
67	Irma	379
68	Betty	374
69	Virginia	372
70	Jennifer	366
71	Laurie	361
72	Becky	359
73	Anita	358
74	Tracy	349
75	Wanda	345
76	Terry	341
77	Shirley	332
78	Melinda	328
79	Stephanie	327
80	Leslie	315
81	Vickie	314
82	Dana	310
83	Catherine	308
84	Irene	307
85	Joyce	305
86	Charlotte	299
87	Regina	297
88	Juanita	294
89	Peggy	286
90	Annette	282
91	Rita	280
92	Katherine	272
93	Jo	270
94	Rachel	269
94	Rose	269
96	Kathleen	266
97	Carmen	261
98	Suzanne	260
99	Alice	258
100	Sherri	255