Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	619
2	Kimberly	425
3	Tammy	338
4	Mary	285
5	Melissa	251
6	Angela	241
7	Tina	206
8	Pamela	188
9	Karen	187
10	Teresa	186
11	Donna	173
12	Patricia	172
13	Brenda	169
14	Rebecca	164
15	Susan	150
16	Sandra	148
17	Robin	138
18	Jennifer	136
19	Cynthia	134
20	Sherry	132
21	Barbara	130
22	Kelly	129
23	Lori	128
24	Deborah	125
25	Linda	120

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rhonda	120
27	Michelle	119
28	Amy	111
29	Elizabeth	104
30	Cheryl	98
30	Paula	98
32	Connie	97
33	Debra	96
34	Sharon	94
35	Stephanie	93
36	Kathy	90
37	Julie	86
37	Nancy	86
39	Laura	81
40	Tracy	80
41	Sherri	78
42	Denise	74
42	Terri	74
44	Cindy	71
45	Christina	68
46	Beverly	66
47	Christine	64
48	Carol	63
48	Joyce	63
50	Carla	61
51	Cathy	60
51	Diana	60
53	Anita	59
54	Janet	58
55	Beth	57
55	Betty	57
57	Jacqueline	53
57	Jill	53
57	Theresa	53
60	Carolyn	52
60	Dawn	52
60	Penny	52
60	Tonya	52
64	Lora	51
65	Melinda	50
65	Michele	50
65	Regina	50
65	Sheila	50
69	Wendy	49
70	Margaret	48
71	Anna	47
72	Judy	44
72	Vickie	44
72	Virginia	44
75	Bonnie	42
75	Sarah	42
77	Debbie	41
78	Darlene	40
78	Wanda	40
80	Andrea	38
80	Crystal	38
80	Diane	38
83	Helen	37
83	Tamara	37
85	Katherine	36
85	Kathryn	36
85	Loretta	36
85	Martha	36
89	Marsha	35
89	Vicki	35
91	Catherine	34
91	Gina	34
93	Shelia	33
94	April	32
94	Roberta	32
94	Shirley	32
97	Deanna	31
98	Charlotte	30
98	Melanie	30
98	Peggy	30
98	Ruth	30