Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	468
2	Tammy	407
3	Lisa	396
4	Kimberly	352
5	Brenda	336
6	Donna	326
7	Teresa	318
8	Pamela	306
9	Debra	304
10	Kathy	295
11	Karen	270
12	Susan	258
13	Linda	254
14	Patricia	252
15	Deborah	241
16	Robin	238
17	Sandra	231
18	Barbara	218
19	Rebecca	200
20	Connie	196
21	Sharon	181
22	Debbie	176
23	Elizabeth	171
24	Nancy	170
24	Tina	170

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	169
26	Cynthia	169
28	Sherry	163
29	Cindy	131
30	Carol	129
31	Cathy	127
32	Janet	124
32	Terri	124
34	Jennifer	119
34	Joyce	119
36	Diana	118
37	Rhonda	113
38	Angela	111
39	Carolyn	110
40	Kelly	106
41	Laura	103
42	Jacqueline	101
43	Judy	95
44	Sheila	94
45	Denise	93
46	Beverly	89
47	Betty	88
48	Paula	87
49	Anita	84
49	Beth	84
51	Lori	82
52	Carla	75
52	Kim	75
52	Vicki	75
55	Penny	74
56	Bonnie	73
56	Virginia	73
58	Terry	71
59	Martha	69
60	Melinda	67
60	Stephanie	67
62	Diane	66
62	Sherri	66
64	Peggy	65
65	Melissa	63
66	Marsha	62
66	Michelle	62
68	Margaret	61
68	Vickie	61
70	Regina	60
71	Rose	59
72	Darlene	57
73	Ruth	56
74	Janice	55
74	Judith	55
74	Wanda	55
77	Shirley	54
78	Dawn	53
78	Julie	53
80	Alice	52
80	Rita	52
82	Kathryn	51
82	Theresa	51
84	Belinda	50
84	Catherine	50
86	Helen	48
86	Jane	48
86	Tamara	48
86	Tracy	48
90	Anna	47
90	Annette	47
90	Jill	47
93	Becky	46
94	Jackie	45
94	Julia	45
94	Michele	45
97	Amy	43
97	Katherine	43
99	Dorothy	41
99	Valerie	41
99	Victoria	41