Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	607
2	Mary	562
3	Deborah	522
4	Linda	479
5	Brenda	447
6	Kathy	428
6	Pamela	428
8	Patricia	393
9	Karen	385
10	Donna	359
11	Barbara	327
12	Sandra	316
13	Cheryl	311
14	Sharon	309
15	Susan	299
16	Teresa	288
17	Cynthia	285
18	Nancy	255
19	Rebecca	245
20	Connie	234
21	Kimberly	222
22	Debbie	201
22	Diana	201
24	Cathy	199
25	Carol	192

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cindy	189
27	Sherry	182
28	Robin	181
29	Joyce	172
30	Elizabeth	169
31	Janet	166
32	Carolyn	156
33	Beverly	146
33	Judy	146
35	Vickie	135
36	Betty	134
37	Peggy	130
38	Sheila	125
39	Rhonda	124
40	Vicki	122
41	Margaret	116
42	Anita	114
43	Darlene	113
44	Diane	109
45	Paula	104
45	Tina	104
47	Tammy	103
47	Terri	103
49	Wanda	102
50	Rita	101
51	Shirley	99
52	Lisa	90
52	Martha	90
52	Rose	90
52	Virginia	90
56	Judith	89
57	Regina	87
58	Marsha	85
58	Terry	85
60	Janice	82
61	Bonnie	81
62	Kim	78
63	Denise	77
64	Kathryn	75
65	Drema	73
66	Catherine	69
67	Helen	68
68	Jennifer	67
69	Phyllis	65
70	Jo	63
70	Lois	63
72	Anna	62
72	Carla	62
74	Alice	61
74	Sarah	61
76	Vicky	60
77	Patty	59
77	Theresa	59
79	Charlotte	58
80	Dianna	57
80	Roberta	57
82	Julie	54
82	Loretta	54
82	Ruth	54
85	Laura	53
85	Sue	53
87	Frances	52
88	Charlene	51
88	Christine	51
88	Shelia	51
91	Lynn	49
92	Katherine	48
93	Gloria	47
93	Marilyn	47
95	Ann	46
95	Penny	46
97	Becky	45
97	Dorothy	45
97	Gail	45
97	Kathleen	45
97	Stephanie	45