Most popular girls’ names in Arizona, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	450
2	Linda	304
3	Patricia	275
4	Debra	261
5	Deborah	251
6	Susan	225
7	Cynthia	206
8	Sandra	205
9	Barbara	201
9	Karen	201
11	Maria	172
12	Nancy	144
13	Pamela	142
14	Donna	137
15	Sharon	130
16	Carol	127
17	Gloria	126
18	Elizabeth	122
18	Margaret	122
20	Diane	120
21	Cheryl	118
22	Brenda	112
23	Kathleen	106
24	Rebecca	105
25	Rose	103

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	94
27	Teresa	93
28	Janet	90
28	Sylvia	90
30	Yolanda	89
31	Laura	86
31	Martha	86
33	Diana	82
34	Catherine	80
34	Christine	80
36	Betty	77
37	Lisa	76
38	Debbie	75
39	Katherine	73
39	Theresa	73
41	Anna	71
41	Janice	71
41	Kathy	71
41	Shirley	71
45	Denise	66
45	Norma	66
47	Carolyn	63
47	Vicki	63
49	Cindy	62
49	Connie	62
49	Judy	62
52	Darlene	59
52	Victoria	59
54	Evelyn	57
54	Frances	57
54	Jo	57
54	Kathryn	57
58	Cathy	56
59	Helen	53
59	Robin	53
61	Carmen	52
61	Kimberly	52
61	Paula	52
64	Julie	51
64	Rosa	51
66	Dorothy	50
67	Alice	49
67	Kim	49
69	Ann	48
69	Laurie	48
69	Terry	48
72	Beverly	47
73	Yvonne	46
74	Rita	45
75	Peggy	44
76	Judith	43
76	Ruth	43
76	Sherry	43
76	Tina	43
80	Anita	42
81	Joyce	41
81	Leslie	41
81	Marie	41
81	Marilyn	41
85	Juanita	40
85	Sally	40
85	Terri	40
88	Irene	39
88	Valerie	39
90	Lorraine	38
91	Bonnie	37
91	Christina	37
91	Vickie	37
94	Dawn	36
94	Jennifer	36
94	Lynn	36
97	Lori	35
97	Rhonda	35
97	Stella	35
97	Suzanne	35