Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,570
2	Karen	869
3	Mary	822
4	Kimberly	783
5	Angela	657
6	Donna	613
7	Patricia	598
8	Teresa	595
9	Susan	582
10	Cynthia	560
11	Pamela	549
12	Tammy	529
13	Sharon	523
14	Deborah	469
15	Elizabeth	450
16	Linda	414
17	Sandra	405
18	Robin	396
19	Jennifer	378
20	Barbara	353
21	Brenda	350
22	Melissa	324
23	Laura	323
24	Tina	302
25	Rebecca	291

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	289
27	Sherry	283
28	Rhonda	278
29	Tracy	263
30	Michelle	244
31	Stephanie	236
32	Amy	233
32	Kathy	233
34	Wanda	228
35	Carolyn	226
35	Debra	226
37	Sheila	224
38	Nancy	217
39	Jacqueline	216
40	Janet	212
41	Dawn	210
41	Wendy	210
43	Theresa	209
44	Denise	201
45	Kelly	198
46	Carol	193
47	Lori	187
48	Valerie	184
49	Julie	183
50	Christine	182
51	Margaret	175
52	Kim	172
53	Catherine	162
54	Ann	154
55	Paula	152
56	Connie	149
57	Virginia	147
58	Diane	145
59	Andrea	139
59	Penny	139
61	Debbie	138
62	Kathleen	137
63	Anne	135
63	Katherine	135
65	Joyce	134
66	Sarah	133
67	Leslie	126
68	Betty	125
69	Bonnie	124
70	Michele	122
70	Tracey	122
72	Anita	121
72	Martha	121
72	Regina	121
75	Cindy	120
76	Dana	118
77	Darlene	117
78	Terri	115
79	Janice	113
79	Judy	113
81	Shirley	112
82	Crystal	111
83	Carla	110
84	Beverly	109
85	Monica	107
86	Diana	106
87	Annette	104
87	Melinda	104
89	Vickie	103
90	Kathryn	99
91	Renee	97
92	Maria	96
93	Sherri	93
94	Cathy	92
94	Suzanne	92
96	Laurie	91
97	Dorothy	89
98	Peggy	88
99	Alice	87
99	Shelia	87
99	Terry	87