Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	449
2	Donna	410
3	Tammy	388
4	Kimberly	374
5	Debra	364
6	Brenda	330
7	Teresa	323
8	Patricia	321
9	Kathy	315
10	Pamela	307
11	Karen	304
12	Lisa	298
13	Linda	296
14	Susan	295
15	Deborah	268
16	Barbara	262
17	Sandra	243
18	Cynthia	218
19	Sharon	212
20	Debbie	210
21	Robin	208
22	Cheryl	195
23	Rebecca	190
24	Connie	175
24	Elizabeth	175

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cathy	162
27	Nancy	154
28	Janet	147
29	Rhonda	142
30	Carol	140
30	Diana	140
32	Joyce	131
33	Carolyn	130
34	Tina	127
35	Sherry	124
36	Beverly	122
37	Cindy	120
38	Terri	113
39	Judy	106
39	Vickie	106
41	Sheila	97
42	Kim	96
43	Betty	91
44	Laura	87
45	Peggy	86
46	Denise	85
47	Bonnie	84
47	Paula	84
49	Angela	83
50	Margaret	81
51	Jennifer	80
51	Lori	80
53	Anita	79
53	Kelly	79
55	Anna	76
55	Darlene	76
55	Vicki	76
58	Carla	74
59	Theresa	73
60	Diane	70
60	Rita	70
60	Ruth	70
63	Virginia	68
64	Annette	66
64	Catherine	66
64	Judith	66
64	Terry	66
68	Melanie	65
68	Shirley	65
70	Martha	64
70	Regina	64
72	Beth	62
73	Julie	61
74	Penny	60
75	Sarah	59
76	Patty	58
77	Becky	55
77	Jane	55
77	Janice	55
77	Sherri	55
81	Stephanie	54
81	Wanda	54
83	Crystal	53
83	Rose	53
85	Kathryn	51
85	Tamara	51
87	Helen	50
87	Jill	50
87	Melissa	50
87	Vanessa	50
91	Alice	49
91	Marsha	49
93	Katherine	48
94	Jacqueline	46
95	Belinda	45
96	Amy	44
96	Julia	44
96	Roberta	44
99	Christine	43
100	Pam	42
100	Phyllis	42
100	Vicky	42