Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,194
1	Mary	1,194
3	Patricia	1,054
4	Linda	989
5	Cynthia	916
6	Debra	895
7	Brenda	852
8	Susan	849
9	Sharon	815
10	Karen	810
11	Donna	739
12	Barbara	680
13	Pamela	588
14	Kathy	579
15	Sandra	563
16	Teresa	556
17	Nancy	541
18	Carolyn	468
19	Elizabeth	424
20	Wanda	384
21	Cheryl	382
22	Carol	379
23	Janet	361
23	Robin	361
25	Joyce	354

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Debbie	341
27	Betty	332
28	Diane	312
29	Margaret	302
30	Rebecca	297
31	Janice	293
32	Cathy	284
33	Judy	272
34	Theresa	262
35	Shirley	261
36	Catherine	254
37	Connie	251
38	Gloria	246
39	Vickie	238
40	Sheila	236
41	Cindy	234
42	Bonnie	226
43	Sherry	224
44	Lisa	223
45	Darlene	216
45	Martha	216
47	Denise	215
48	Virginia	213
49	Beverly	211
50	Phyllis	209
51	Laura	206
51	Peggy	206
53	Rhonda	191
54	Ann	182
55	Anita	181
56	Katherine	170
57	Dorothy	169
58	Kathleen	165
59	Rita	163
60	Doris	161
61	Angela	160
62	Gail	159
63	Kathryn	153
64	Alice	150
65	Vicki	149
66	Sarah	148
67	Ruth	145
68	Diana	144
68	Helen	144
70	Kimberly	143
71	Valerie	138
72	Frances	136
72	Terry	136
74	Jane	135
74	Judith	135
74	Julie	135
74	Kim	135
78	Joan	133
78	Leslie	133
80	Ellen	132
80	Rose	132
82	Jo	131
83	Anne	130
84	Paula	128
85	Jennifer	125
86	Vanessa	124
87	Regina	121
88	Jacqueline	120
89	Terri	115
90	Gwendolyn	112
91	Sylvia	111
92	Jean	109
93	Shelia	105
93	Tina	105
95	Christine	104
96	Evelyn	100
97	Victoria	99
98	Audrey	97
99	Charlotte	92
100	Annette	90