Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	943
2	Lisa	876
3	Karen	781
4	Cynthia	753
5	Susan	751
6	Donna	741
7	Teresa	718
8	Deborah	705
9	Sharon	689
10	Pamela	666
11	Patricia	648
12	Linda	625
13	Sandra	619
14	Brenda	580
15	Robin	535
16	Kimberly	515
17	Tammy	491
18	Elizabeth	476
19	Barbara	456
20	Debra	424
21	Cheryl	409
22	Kathy	397
23	Angela	362
24	Wanda	355
25	Sherry	329

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Laura	310
27	Jennifer	308
28	Nancy	303
29	Carolyn	301
30	Debbie	294
31	Janet	293
32	Tina	291
33	Lori	289
34	Carol	277
35	Rebecca	273
36	Jacqueline	252
36	Rhonda	252
38	Denise	240
39	Connie	239
40	Cindy	235
41	Catherine	222
41	Sheila	222
43	Theresa	217
44	Margaret	216
45	Joyce	214
46	Diane	204
47	Janice	201
48	Terri	197
49	Michelle	196
50	Beverly	192
51	Betty	186
52	Cathy	185
52	Kim	185
54	Bonnie	180
55	Julie	171
56	Katherine	169
57	Valerie	167
58	Regina	166
59	Melissa	165
60	Tracy	163
61	Anita	162
62	Terry	158
63	Kelly	157
64	Sarah	156
65	Virginia	155
66	Dawn	152
66	Martha	152
68	Annette	151
68	Judy	151
70	Shirley	149
71	Stephanie	147
72	Ann	146
73	Gloria	145
73	Kathleen	145
75	Vickie	140
76	Sherri	138
77	Christine	135
78	Penny	132
79	Suzanne	128
80	Paula	126
81	Anne	123
81	Diana	123
81	Laurie	123
84	Wendy	122
85	Darlene	118
86	Amy	117
87	Leslie	116
87	Peggy	116
89	Michele	114
90	Shelia	108
91	Jane	107
91	Kathryn	107
91	Ruth	107
94	Judith	106
94	Melanie	106
94	Rita	106
97	Alice	105
98	Ellen	102
99	Dana	101
99	Frances	101
99	Julia	101