Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,131
2	Susan	1,576
3	Debra	1,419
4	Linda	1,046
5	Cynthia	1,039
6	Karen	1,010
7	Patricia	824
8	Barbara	792
9	Nancy	786
10	Cindy	784
11	Diane	770
12	Julie	736
13	Cheryl	698
14	Kathleen	680
15	Sandra	649
16	Deborah	598
17	Pamela	549
18	Carol	533
19	Sharon	500
20	Kim	462
21	Jean	450
22	Donna	425
22	Lori	425
24	Lynn	413
25	Jane	395

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathy	389
27	Christine	381
28	Ann	369
29	Debbie	359
30	Brenda	326
31	Dawn	323
32	Margaret	320
33	Janet	317
34	Laurie	316
35	Denise	309
36	Elizabeth	306
37	Joan	301
38	Laura	292
39	Judith	290
40	Gail	274
41	Lisa	261
42	Bonnie	255
42	Kathryn	255
44	Judy	252
45	Peggy	250
46	Catherine	244
47	Sue	242
48	Jill	241
49	Theresa	233
50	Janice	218
51	Robin	211
52	Teresa	201
52	Wendy	201
54	Connie	199
54	Vicki	199
56	Terri	191
57	Ellen	175
58	Cathy	174
59	Rebecca	172
60	Jeanne	171
60	Renee	171
62	Beth	168
63	Colleen	166
64	Katherine	158
65	Suzanne	154
66	Sally	151
67	Kay	150
68	Paula	142
69	Darlene	141
70	Ruth	139
71	Joanne	138
72	Amy	136
73	Victoria	134
74	Annette	133
74	Diana	133
76	Anne	129
76	Rita	129
76	Sherry	129
79	Joyce	128
80	Michelle	124
81	Betty	117
82	Carolyn	116
83	Roberta	114
84	Jennifer	113
85	Shirley	111
86	Jacqueline	110
87	Rhonda	109
88	Valerie	107
89	Beverly	106
90	Rose	104
90	Sheryl	104
92	Maureen	103
93	Michele	98
94	Jan	96
95	Gloria	95
96	Kimberly	94
96	Kristine	94
96	Patti	94
99	Jody	93
99	Marie	93