Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,327
2	Kimberly	869
3	Mary	776
4	Karen	640
5	Angela	618
6	Tammy	573
7	Cynthia	527
7	Pamela	527
9	Donna	520
10	Patricia	492
10	Teresa	492
12	Susan	491
13	Melissa	468
14	Deborah	438
14	Elizabeth	438
16	Sharon	402
17	Jennifer	400
18	Michelle	389
19	Sandra	373
20	Tina	350
21	Linda	336
22	Rebecca	327
23	Brenda	302
24	Robin	301
25	Amy	295

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Barbara	293
27	Laura	286
28	Tracy	285
29	Rhonda	272
30	Stephanie	271
31	Sherry	262
32	Cheryl	244
33	Kelly	233
34	Wanda	226
35	Wendy	220
36	Lori	217
37	Jacqueline	207
38	Dawn	204
39	Carolyn	199
40	Sheila	197
41	Christine	194
42	Andrea	193
42	Denise	193
42	Nancy	193
45	Margaret	191
46	Debra	190
47	Julie	187
48	Theresa	184
49	Janet	183
50	Catherine	170
51	Kathy	167
52	Diane	154
53	Carol	152
54	Dana	150
55	Tracey	149
56	Kim	147
57	Paula	146
58	Michele	143
59	Connie	137
59	Valerie	137
61	Anita	135
62	Katherine	134
63	Leslie	130
63	Sarah	130
65	Virginia	129
66	Cindy	126
67	Regina	125
68	Joyce	122
69	Anne	117
70	Bonnie	116
71	Debbie	114
72	Ann	111
72	Kathleen	111
74	Beverly	108
75	Terri	106
76	Diana	104
76	Janice	104
78	Shirley	102
79	Betty	101
80	Judy	99
80	Sherri	99
80	Suzanne	99
83	Laurie	98
84	Martha	95
85	Carla	94
85	Kathryn	94
87	Amanda	93
87	Annette	93
87	Vickie	93
90	Darlene	91
91	Renee	89
92	Cathy	87
92	Gina	87
92	Monica	87
92	Penny	87
92	Sonya	87
97	Melinda	84
98	Dorothy	80
98	Ellen	80
98	Shelia	80