Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	630
2	Kimberly	412
3	Mary	357
4	Tammy	314
5	Teresa	274
6	Karen	248
7	Angela	243
8	Donna	224
9	Patricia	206
10	Rebecca	203
11	Brenda	202
11	Tina	202
13	Pamela	200
14	Sandra	185
15	Robin	184
16	Melissa	183
17	Cynthia	182
18	Barbara	179
19	Susan	171
20	Deborah	152
20	Linda	152
22	Debra	141
23	Sherry	137
24	Rhonda	129
25	Kelly	127

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	125
26	Jennifer	125
28	Sharon	120
29	Kathy	112
30	Connie	111
31	Lori	105
32	Amy	94
33	Paula	93
34	Terri	91
35	Carol	90
35	Cheryl	90
37	Stephanie	87
38	Julie	86
38	Nancy	86
40	Janet	84
41	Sheila	83
42	Carolyn	81
43	Laura	80
43	Sherri	80
45	Denise	77
46	Michelle	76
47	Christine	73
48	Beth	70
48	Joyce	70
50	Tracy	67
51	Cathy	66
52	Carla	64
52	Diana	64
54	Anita	62
54	Cindy	62
56	Debbie	57
56	Margaret	57
56	Penny	57
59	Dawn	56
60	Vickie	55
61	Beverly	54
62	Betty	53
63	Virginia	52
64	Jacqueline	51
64	Theresa	51
66	Regina	50
67	Judy	49
67	Melinda	49
69	Kim	48
70	Diane	47
71	Christina	46
71	Jill	46
71	Peggy	46
74	Sarah	45
75	Gina	42
75	Martha	42
75	Michele	42
75	Roberta	42
75	Valerie	42
80	Anna	41
80	Deanna	41
82	Crystal	40
82	Lora	40
82	Marsha	40
85	Catherine	39
85	Darlene	39
85	Jane	39
85	Wendy	39
89	Helen	38
90	Jamie	37
90	Shelia	37
90	Tamara	37
90	Tonya	37
94	Andrea	36
94	Charlotte	36
96	Bonnie	35
96	Leslie	35
96	Loretta	35
99	Rita	34
99	Rose	34