Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,095
2	Donna	980
3	Deborah	796
4	Patricia	778
5	Susan	771
6	Linda	751
7	Cynthia	741
8	Karen	716
9	Brenda	706
10	Sandra	655
11	Teresa	645
12	Sharon	640
13	Pamela	611
14	Lisa	604
15	Barbara	566
16	Debra	546
17	Elizabeth	496
18	Kathy	473
19	Robin	453
20	Tammy	413
21	Cheryl	407
22	Debbie	394
23	Nancy	366
24	Wanda	343
25	Kimberly	341

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	339
27	Janet	333
28	Rebecca	316
29	Carol	299
30	Sherry	277
31	Angela	275
32	Joyce	274
33	Margaret	256
34	Cindy	247
35	Laura	244
36	Diane	243
36	Theresa	243
38	Connie	237
38	Rhonda	237
40	Betty	231
40	Denise	231
42	Tina	226
43	Cathy	223
44	Judy	217
45	Janice	210
46	Beverly	207
47	Bonnie	200
47	Martha	200
47	Sheila	200
50	Catherine	198
51	Shirley	197
52	Annette	188
53	Gloria	180
53	Kim	180
55	Darlene	179
55	Katherine	179
57	Terri	176
58	Valerie	173
59	Anita	170
60	Terry	168
61	Ann	167
61	Jennifer	167
63	Virginia	160
64	Vickie	146
65	Julie	143
65	Phyllis	143
67	Peggy	142
68	Dorothy	140
68	Frances	140
70	Lori	139
71	Rita	134
72	Anne	133
73	Michelle	132
73	Sarah	132
75	Jacqueline	128
75	Kathleen	128
77	Diana	122
77	Vanessa	122
79	Ellen	121
80	Ruth	119
81	Regina	118
82	Kathryn	116
82	Stephanie	116
84	Alice	113
84	Helen	113
86	Vicki	110
87	Wendy	108
88	Jane	105
88	Julia	105
88	Paula	105
91	Joan	104
92	Shelia	103
92	Suzanne	103
94	Kelly	102
95	Christine	101
96	Dawn	100
96	Gwendolyn	100
98	Judith	99
99	Amy	98
99	Rose	98