Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,669
2	Susan	1,169
3	Lori	1,111
4	Lisa	997
5	Julie	959
6	Linda	937
7	Karen	915
8	Debra	772
9	Barbara	708
10	Sandra	643
11	Patricia	580
12	Kathleen	545
13	Dawn	540
13	Diane	540
15	Cheryl	536
16	Nancy	526
17	Laurie	524
18	Cynthia	493
19	Pamela	492
20	Brenda	489
21	Laura	454
22	Christine	443
23	Kim	430
24	Donna	429
25	Ann	420

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	409
27	Lynn	391
28	Sharon	378
29	Cindy	376
29	Kathy	376
31	Jean	367
32	Jane	366
33	Tammy	362
34	Elizabeth	357
35	Denise	341
36	Deborah	333
37	Debbie	324
38	Janet	310
38	Theresa	310
40	Jill	309
41	Wendy	307
42	Michelle	280
43	Amy	278
44	Kelly	275
45	Connie	272
46	Robin	259
47	Jacqueline	257
48	Margaret	252
49	Joan	251
50	Catherine	247
51	Teresa	236
52	Beth	232
53	Sue	226
54	Judy	215
54	Peggy	215
56	Vicki	210
57	Rebecca	209
58	Colleen	205
59	Bonnie	204
60	Renee	198
61	Jennifer	196
62	Judith	192
63	Gail	190
63	Terri	190
65	Kathryn	180
66	Kimberly	178
67	Anne	175
68	Kay	173
69	Ellen	165
69	Rhonda	165
69	Suzanne	165
72	Carolyn	156
72	Paula	156
74	Jeanne	147
75	Sherry	144
76	Penny	143
77	Janice	142
78	Michele	141
78	Sally	141
80	Carrie	140
81	Annette	138
82	Tina	136
83	Carla	134
83	Cathy	134
85	Katherine	133
86	Heidi	129
86	Ruth	129
88	Tamara	124
89	Tracy	123
89	Victoria	123
91	Maureen	122
92	Diana	120
92	Sandy	120
94	Joanne	117
95	Sheila	116
96	Angela	115
97	Kristine	113
98	Sarah	109
99	Valerie	106
100	Patti	105