Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	422
2	Lisa	379
3	Kimberly	374
4	Tammy	369
5	Teresa	315
6	Donna	312
7	Karen	283
8	Debra	277
9	Brenda	272
10	Pamela	265
11	Linda	259
12	Susan	244
13	Barbara	240
14	Kathy	235
15	Sandra	228
16	Robin	214
17	Patricia	211
18	Deborah	206
19	Cynthia	193
20	Rebecca	183
21	Connie	176
21	Sharon	176
23	Tina	174
24	Sherry	167
25	Cheryl	150

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	148
27	Kelly	142
28	Debbie	136
29	Angela	134
29	Janet	134
29	Nancy	134
32	Rhonda	131
33	Terri	129
34	Beverly	126
35	Jennifer	125
36	Carolyn	120
37	Carol	117
38	Lori	115
39	Diana	108
40	Cindy	107
41	Joyce	105
42	Sheila	104
43	Cathy	98
44	Sherri	94
45	Carla	91
46	Judy	84
46	Julie	84
48	Laura	81
48	Paula	81
48	Vickie	81
51	Anita	80
52	Vicki	79
53	Kim	77
54	Betty	76
55	Denise	74
56	Beth	73
56	Margaret	73
58	Peggy	72
59	Penny	71
59	Stephanie	71
61	Melissa	70
62	Melanie	67
63	Darlene	64
64	Jacqueline	62
65	Bonnie	59
65	Catherine	59
65	Michelle	59
65	Regina	59
69	Diane	57
70	Jane	56
71	Christine	55
71	Melinda	55
73	Rita	54
73	Sarah	54
73	Tamara	54
76	Amy	53
76	Theresa	53
78	Anna	52
78	Jill	52
80	Ruth	51
81	Wanda	50
82	Marsha	48
83	Julia	47
83	Shirley	47
85	Becky	46
85	Virginia	46
87	Crystal	45
87	Helen	45
87	Patty	45
87	Rose	45
87	Shelia	45
92	Judith	44
92	Roberta	44
94	Jackie	42
94	Tracy	42
96	Alice	41
96	Terry	41
98	Christina	40
98	Leslie	40
98	Tonya	40