Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,080
2	Donna	1,037
3	Deborah	943
4	Patricia	867
5	Linda	848
6	Cynthia	846
7	Susan	808
8	Karen	775
9	Teresa	697
10	Brenda	674
11	Debra	653
12	Sharon	648
13	Pamela	634
14	Sandra	622
15	Barbara	617
16	Kathy	560
17	Elizabeth	455
18	Robin	450
19	Cheryl	429
20	Debbie	418
21	Nancy	401
22	Tammy	398
23	Lisa	396
24	Wanda	388
25	Carolyn	379

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	356
27	Carol	332
28	Rebecca	310
29	Betty	299
29	Cindy	299
31	Diane	286
32	Joyce	280
33	Cathy	254
34	Kimberly	245
35	Margaret	233
36	Shirley	231
37	Janice	227
38	Darlene	225
39	Sheila	223
40	Catherine	222
40	Judy	222
42	Angela	218
42	Theresa	218
44	Connie	215
44	Rhonda	215
46	Laura	211
47	Bonnie	200
47	Denise	200
49	Virginia	197
50	Beverly	194
51	Martha	193
52	Sherry	187
53	Terry	186
54	Vickie	181
55	Valerie	177
56	Tina	174
57	Katherine	171
58	Julie	169
59	Annette	167
60	Ann	166
60	Peggy	166
62	Gloria	160
62	Phyllis	160
64	Kim	157
65	Vanessa	155
66	Anne	152
67	Anita	149
67	Kathleen	149
69	Frances	146
70	Jennifer	145
71	Sarah	141
72	Rita	140
73	Dorothy	138
74	Alice	135
74	Diana	135
76	Paula	132
77	Jane	131
78	Gail	130
78	Terri	130
80	Jacqueline	128
81	Helen	127
82	Doris	125
83	Kathryn	123
84	Rose	120
85	Ruth	119
86	Ellen	117
86	Regina	117
88	Shelia	112
89	Judith	109
90	Joan	108
91	Leslie	106
92	Sylvia	105
93	Stephanie	104
94	Christine	103
95	Jo	101
96	Vicki	100
97	Gwendolyn	96
98	Jean	95
99	Dawn	94
100	Michelle	93