Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,464
2	Susan	1,132
3	Lisa	1,104
4	Lori	981
5	Julie	929
6	Linda	884
7	Karen	825
8	Debra	700
9	Sandra	591
10	Barbara	585
11	Patricia	535
12	Dawn	514
13	Kathleen	511
14	Pamela	509
15	Diane	506
16	Cheryl	495
17	Kim	491
18	Laurie	484
19	Brenda	480
20	Ann	460
21	Nancy	452
22	Christine	436
23	Laura	434
24	Lynn	393
25	Carol	388

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Cynthia	388
27	Donna	372
28	Sharon	369
29	Cindy	368
30	Tammy	367
31	Deborah	354
32	Jane	348
33	Kathy	346
34	Denise	344
34	Michelle	344
36	Kelly	324
37	Jean	322
38	Elizabeth	309
39	Connie	284
39	Jill	284
41	Amy	277
41	Wendy	277
43	Theresa	275
44	Renee	262
45	Margaret	261
46	Debbie	260
47	Janet	252
47	Jennifer	252
49	Beth	241
50	Jacqueline	238
51	Joan	231
51	Teresa	231
53	Sue	227
54	Kathryn	223
55	Kimberly	213
56	Catherine	211
56	Robin	211
58	Peggy	205
58	Rebecca	205
60	Bonnie	202
61	Terri	191
62	Colleen	190
62	Judy	190
64	Vicki	186
65	Michele	180
66	Tina	174
67	Annette	169
68	Paula	168
69	Kay	167
70	Anne	163
71	Tracy	158
72	Sheila	157
73	Judith	156
74	Gail	154
75	Suzanne	151
76	Janice	146
77	Ellen	143
77	Heidi	143
79	Carolyn	142
80	Sherry	138
81	Rhonda	136
82	Carrie	135
83	Penny	133
84	Carla	132
84	Cathy	132
86	Kristine	127
87	Sara	123
88	Jodi	121
88	Katherine	121
90	Jeanne	120
91	Patti	117
92	Sarah	116
93	Sally	115
94	Angela	114
95	Diana	104
96	Ruth	102
96	Valerie	102
98	Tamara	101
99	Joanne	99
100	Jody	98