Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	987
2	Lisa	840
3	Donna	810
4	Karen	785
5	Deborah	750
6	Cynthia	715
7	Teresa	712
8	Linda	706
9	Brenda	705
10	Susan	694
11	Patricia	676
12	Sharon	670
13	Sandra	628
14	Pamela	618
15	Robin	508
16	Barbara	500
17	Elizabeth	479
18	Kathy	448
19	Debra	439
20	Tammy	424
21	Kimberly	394
22	Wanda	372
23	Cheryl	367
24	Angela	359
25	Debbie	353

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	338
27	Carolyn	335
28	Nancy	329
29	Carol	315
30	Rebecca	305
31	Laura	290
32	Jacqueline	275
33	Sherry	271
34	Connie	262
35	Theresa	254
36	Denise	253
37	Margaret	245
38	Tina	241
39	Rhonda	234
40	Cindy	233
41	Jennifer	227
42	Diane	223
43	Betty	221
43	Catherine	221
45	Janice	215
45	Joyce	215
47	Sheila	213
48	Cathy	200
49	Valerie	192
50	Lori	191
51	Beverly	181
51	Kim	181
53	Michelle	174
54	Bonnie	172
55	Stephanie	171
56	Julie	168
56	Martha	168
56	Virginia	168
59	Gloria	162
59	Shirley	162
61	Ann	160
61	Katherine	160
61	Terry	160
64	Judy	159
64	Vickie	159
66	Kathleen	157
67	Darlene	152
68	Annette	150
68	Rita	150
70	Paula	145
71	Kelly	144
71	Tracy	144
73	Terri	143
74	Phyllis	142
75	Dorothy	138
75	Sarah	138
77	Vanessa	136
78	Anita	135
79	Regina	130
80	Ruth	128
80	Wendy	128
82	Laurie	126
83	Dawn	125
84	Suzanne	123
85	Melissa	118
86	Jane	117
86	Leslie	117
86	Penny	117
89	Anne	116
89	Diana	116
91	Peggy	115
92	Alice	114
93	Kathryn	109
94	Frances	107
95	Gwendolyn	106
96	Christine	104
96	Vicki	104
98	Beth	103
99	Doris	102
100	Dana	101
100	Ellen	101