Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	642
2	Mary	551
3	Karen	528
4	Linda	514
4	Lisa	514
6	Julie	476
7	Lori	473
8	Debra	383
8	Teresa	383
10	Patricia	337
11	Cheryl	335
12	Debbie	332
13	Sandra	322
14	Cindy	315
15	Diane	307
16	Kathy	305
17	Barbara	303
18	Nancy	302
19	Pamela	296
20	Cynthia	292
21	Brenda	280
22	Deborah	277
22	Laurie	277
24	Laura	275
25	Kathleen	267

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	264
27	Elizabeth	256
27	Kimberly	256
29	Kim	253
30	Kelly	250
31	Denise	243
31	Tammy	243
33	Janet	228
34	Carol	227
35	Sharon	207
36	Robin	206
37	Michelle	179
38	Wendy	173
39	Tina	168
40	Tracy	164
41	Theresa	163
42	Terri	156
43	Judy	151
44	Connie	150
45	Rebecca	147
46	Vicki	146
47	Diana	145
48	Margaret	143
49	Janice	139
50	Jennifer	130
51	Catherine	126
51	Christine	126
53	Jill	125
53	Tamara	125
55	Lynn	124
55	Tami	124
57	Carrie	123
58	Cathy	122
59	Peggy	119
60	Suzanne	118
61	Colleen	117
61	Katherine	117
61	Leslie	117
64	Dawn	116
65	Valerie	114
66	Rhonda	113
67	Ann	110
68	Sherry	107
69	Sue	104
70	Carolyn	102
71	Annette	100
71	Kathryn	100
73	Bonnie	99
74	Becky	97
74	Renee	97
76	Paula	94
77	Joan	92
77	Sheila	92
79	Sandy	90
80	Gail	89
81	Teri	87
82	Shannon	85
82	Stephanie	85
84	Pam	83
85	Carla	82
85	Sally	82
87	Patty	81
87	Shelly	81
89	Ruth	80
90	Shelley	79
91	Anne	78
91	Heidi	78
93	Marie	76
94	Deanna	75
94	Joyce	75
94	Penny	75
97	Michele	74
98	Sheri	71
99	Roberta	70
99	Sherri	70