Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	493
2	Debra	444
3	Pamela	423
4	Donna	416
5	Tammy	400
6	Kathy	383
7	Linda	375
8	Deborah	353
9	Patricia	334
10	Brenda	324
11	Teresa	317
12	Karen	311
13	Kimberly	296
14	Sandra	294
15	Susan	284
16	Debbie	271
17	Barbara	251
18	Cheryl	234
19	Cynthia	232
20	Rebecca	230
21	Lisa	221
22	Sharon	211
23	Nancy	196
24	Connie	194
25	Robin	193

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cathy	188
27	Elizabeth	173
28	Janet	167
29	Joyce	161
30	Cindy	153
30	Terri	153
32	Carol	152
33	Diana	144
34	Beverly	129
35	Rhonda	127
36	Vickie	121
37	Carolyn	120
38	Peggy	117
38	Sherry	117
40	Judy	115
40	Tina	115
42	Betty	108
43	Darlene	104
44	Vicki	91
45	Anita	88
46	Jennifer	87
47	Sheila	86
48	Catherine	82
48	Kim	82
48	Margaret	82
48	Paula	82
52	Anna	81
52	Bonnie	81
54	Virginia	80
55	Denise	78
56	Diane	76
56	Rita	76
58	Martha	75
59	Julie	73
60	Kelly	72
61	Carla	69
62	Kathryn	68
62	Marsha	68
62	Valerie	68
65	Drema	63
65	Terry	63
65	Theresa	63
68	Janice	62
68	Ruth	62
68	Tamara	62
71	Angela	61
71	Becky	61
71	Rose	61
74	Laura	60
75	Judith	59
76	Stephanie	58
77	Jane	57
77	Shirley	57
79	Beth	56
80	Patty	55
81	Regina	54
82	Phyllis	52
83	Wanda	51
84	Charlotte	49
84	Christine	49
86	Shelia	48
87	Alice	47
87	Amy	47
87	Katherine	47
90	Loretta	46
90	Penny	46
92	Dorothy	45
92	Melissa	45
94	Annette	44
94	Belinda	44
94	Sarah	44
97	Crystal	43
97	Lori	43
97	Roberta	43
97	Sally	43