Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,773
2	Susan	1,417
3	Linda	1,121
4	Debra	1,082
5	Karen	928
6	Julie	916
7	Barbara	746
8	Lori	727
9	Patricia	722
10	Diane	714
11	Nancy	678
12	Cynthia	651
13	Kathleen	647
14	Cheryl	642
15	Sandra	623
16	Pamela	591
17	Donna	555
18	Cindy	548
19	Lisa	500
20	Kathy	495
21	Dawn	464
22	Carol	462
23	Ann	456
24	Kim	436
25	Deborah	435

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sharon	420
27	Laura	412
28	Debbie	411
29	Jane	409
30	Lynn	404
31	Jean	403
32	Christine	399
33	Laurie	384
34	Elizabeth	367
35	Brenda	347
36	Janet	319
37	Denise	311
38	Jill	294
39	Margaret	282
40	Tammy	281
41	Sue	279
42	Peggy	277
43	Judy	269
44	Catherine	267
44	Wendy	267
46	Joan	264
47	Theresa	263
48	Kathryn	246
49	Bonnie	235
50	Robin	227
51	Gail	219
51	Judith	219
53	Connie	218
54	Amy	217
55	Beth	215
55	Colleen	215
57	Terri	213
58	Vicki	206
59	Teresa	201
60	Rebecca	196
61	Anne	183
61	Janice	183
63	Renee	179
64	Kimberly	172
65	Kelly	168
66	Cathy	166
67	Michelle	162
68	Jennifer	161
69	Annette	154
70	Jeanne	153
71	Paula	151
72	Ellen	148
72	Katherine	148
74	Joanne	146
75	Suzanne	139
76	Sally	136
77	Carrie	135
78	Rhonda	134
79	Sherry	132
80	Carolyn	129
81	Ruth	127
82	Diana	126
83	Darlene	125
84	Kay	124
84	Rita	124
86	Becky	123
87	Betty	121
88	Joyce	120
89	Michele	115
90	Victoria	113
91	Sheila	112
92	Joann	111
92	Patti	111
94	Penny	109
94	Tina	109
96	Sandy	106
96	Shirley	106
96	Valerie	106
99	Heidi	105
100	Beverly	102
100	Maureen	102