Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	557
2	Mary	490
3	Kathy	469
4	Pamela	416
5	Deborah	400
6	Brenda	398
7	Karen	377
7	Linda	377
7	Patricia	377
10	Donna	346
11	Susan	302
12	Teresa	286
13	Tammy	285
14	Cheryl	282
15	Kimberly	281
16	Barbara	278
17	Sandra	268
18	Debbie	261
19	Sharon	257
20	Rebecca	243
21	Cynthia	233
22	Nancy	217
23	Connie	203
24	Cathy	195
25	Robin	190

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	186
27	Diana	184
28	Carol	176
29	Peggy	172
30	Lisa	163
31	Vickie	154
32	Cindy	153
33	Joyce	151
34	Terri	150
35	Janet	149
36	Betty	148
37	Rhonda	145
38	Judy	138
39	Carolyn	136
40	Sherry	134
41	Beverly	115
42	Vicki	110
43	Diane	109
44	Sheila	102
45	Darlene	100
46	Margaret	98
47	Tina	97
48	Shirley	93
49	Denise	89
49	Julie	89
51	Bonnie	88
52	Wanda	87
53	Rose	84
54	Rita	83
55	Catherine	82
56	Anita	81
57	Martha	77
57	Paula	77
59	Anna	76
59	Virginia	76
61	Judith	74
61	Ruth	74
63	Regina	73
63	Terry	73
65	Jennifer	71
66	Kim	70
67	Patty	68
68	Theresa	67
69	Penny	65
69	Sarah	65
71	Drema	64
72	Janice	62
72	Katherine	62
72	Marsha	62
75	Charlotte	60
75	Laura	60
77	Alice	59
77	Angela	59
77	Becky	59
80	Helen	58
81	Valerie	57
82	Carla	56
82	Jane	56
82	Tamara	56
85	Julia	55
85	Kathleen	55
87	Kathryn	53
88	Ann	52
89	Beth	51
89	Christine	51
89	Phyllis	51
92	Vicky	50
93	Jo	49
93	Marilyn	49
93	Sally	49
96	Ellen	48
96	Lois	48
96	Stephanie	48
99	Debora	47
100	Frances	45
100	Shelia	45