The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1958

7,030 different girls’ names were recorded in 1958, covering 2,011,619 births. These are the top 200.

#	Name	Births
1	Mary	55,848
2	Susan	45,175
3	Linda	41,904
4	Karen	38,487
5	Patricia	37,961
6	Debra	35,521
7	Deborah	32,943
8	Cynthia	31,014
9	Barbara	27,874
10	Donna	26,959
11	Pamela	25,279
12	Nancy	24,819
13	Cheryl	24,119
14	Kathy	23,938
15	Sandra	21,834
16	Brenda	21,337
17	Sharon	21,114
18	Diane	20,811
19	Lisa	20,202
20	Carol	19,683
21	Kathleen	19,205
22	Elizabeth	18,535
23	Julie	18,215
24	Debbie	17,860
25	Cindy	16,585
26	Teresa	15,602
27	Denise	14,959
28	Janet	14,816
29	Laura	13,513
30	Lori	13,032
31	Margaret	12,314
32	Robin	11,548
33	Theresa	11,452
34	Cathy	10,942
35	Janice	10,888
36	Judy	10,838
37	Carolyn	10,814
38	Catherine	10,769
39	Kimberly	10,710
40	Kim	10,664
41	Rebecca	10,416
42	Peggy	10,071
43	Christine	10,062
44	Tammy	9,987
45	Diana	9,169
46	Joyce	9,034
47	Ann	8,856
48	Rhonda	8,341
49	Darlene	8,278
50	Connie	8,209
51	Terri	8,184
52	Shirley	8,088
53	Paula	8,025
54	Betty	7,715
55	Beverly	7,679
56	Michelle	7,458
57	Vicki	7,433
58	Kathryn	7,324
59	Sheila	7,291
60	Lynn	7,214
61	Jane	7,199
62	Judith	7,102
63	Bonnie	6,996
64	Valerie	6,920
65	Maria	6,899
66	Wanda	6,891
67	Sherry	6,802
68	Joan	6,785
69	Martha	6,750
70	Laurie	6,734
71	Tina	6,618
72	Gail	6,608
73	Jean	6,521
74	Katherine	6,433
75	Vickie	6,250
76	Annette	6,134
77	Gloria	6,131
78	Rose	6,043
79	Leslie	6,014
80	Joanne	5,928
81	Jennifer	5,882
82	Anita	5,774
83	Angela	5,768
84	Dawn	5,674
85	Virginia	5,667
86	Dorothy	5,539
87	Anne	5,456
88	Rita	5,340
89	Terry	5,327
90	Ruth	5,247
91	Jo	5,226
92	Michele	5,212
93	Ellen	5,156
94	Phyllis	5,081
95	Beth	4,978
96	Marilyn	4,948
97	Amy	4,823
98	Jill	4,809
99	Jacqueline	4,786
100	Helen	4,772
101	Elaine	4,743
102	Sue	4,673
103	Anna	4,661
104	Suzanne	4,637
105	Renee	4,499
106	Marie	4,488
107	Wendy	4,485
108	Kelly	4,471
109	Victoria	4,466
110	Maureen	4,457
111	Becky	4,361
112	Sally	4,305
113	Stephanie	4,252
114	Sylvia	4,156
115	Alice	4,124
116	Colleen	3,922
117	Sarah	3,913
118	Frances	3,847
119	Julia	3,835
120	Regina	3,826
121	Sheryl	3,792
122	Joann	3,700
123	Jeanne	3,609
124	Penny	3,556
125	Eileen	3,526
126	Carla	3,502
127	Tamara	3,412
128	Marcia	3,353
129	Yvonne	3,328
130	Melissa	3,323
131	Doris	3,319
132	Loretta	3,314
133	Roberta	3,302
134	Evelyn	3,275
135	Andrea	3,243
136	Lorraine	3,163
137	Patti	3,115
138	Charlene	3,067
139	Pam	3,065
140	Charlotte	3,015
141	Glenda	2,981
142	Melinda	2,937
143	Dianne	2,935
144	Belinda	2,822
145	Gina	2,819
146	Patty	2,789
147	Joy	2,764
148	Vanessa	2,744
149	Norma	2,737
150	Vicky	2,671
151	Gwendolyn	2,668
152	Jackie	2,658
153	Jan	2,631
154	Lois	2,626
155	Carrie	2,583
156	Sandy	2,567
157	Melanie	2,535
158	Marsha	2,501
159	Sherri	2,472
160	Monica	2,414
161	Doreen	2,395
162	Dana	2,389
163	Toni	2,385
164	Audrey	2,344
165	Christina	2,309
166	Yolanda	2,258
167	Debora	2,248
168	Holly	2,242
169	Kay	2,238
170	Jody	2,226
171	Rosemary	2,223
172	Vivian	2,206
173	Veronica	2,169
174	Juanita	2,161
175	Irene	2,152
176	Lynne	2,135
177	Carmen	2,120
178	Tracy	2,109
179	Jeanette	2,098
180	Shelia	2,091
181	Marianne	2,076
182	Louise	2,008
183	Constance	2,000
184	Sara	1,991
185	Marlene	1,964
186	Gayle	1,947
187	Heidi	1,946
188	Teri	1,882
189	Rosa	1,862
190	June	1,829
190	Tami	1,829
192	Arlene	1,778
193	Eva	1,764
194	Melody	1,743
195	Lynda	1,741
196	Annie	1,723
197	Shelley	1,722
198	Dianna	1,710
199	Grace	1,703
200	Lee	1,696

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1958 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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