Most popular girls’ names in California, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	3,770
2	Debra	3,754
3	Linda	3,691
4	Mary	3,409
5	Deborah	3,318
6	Karen	3,249
7	Patricia	3,003
8	Cynthia	2,734
9	Pamela	2,143
10	Nancy	2,098
11	Kathleen	2,076
12	Barbara	1,926
13	Sandra	1,823
14	Donna	1,736
15	Sharon	1,717
16	Cheryl	1,715
17	Carol	1,704
18	Diane	1,631
19	Denise	1,472
20	Lisa	1,440
21	Janet	1,399
22	Elizabeth	1,267
23	Teresa	1,244
24	Lori	1,237
25	Laura	1,219

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	1,167
27	Catherine	1,127
28	Julie	1,051
29	Kathy	1,007
30	Rebecca	1,002
31	Margaret	989
32	Janice	933
33	Diana	906
34	Debbie	902
34	Kim	902
36	Theresa	901
37	Cindy	897
38	Brenda	891
39	Maria	880
40	Laurie	770
41	Katherine	742
42	Victoria	727
43	Kimberly	703
44	Kathryn	697
45	Valerie	694
46	Michelle	690
47	Judy	689
48	Terri	685
49	Paula	669
50	Cathy	666
51	Martha	658
52	Christine	654
53	Leslie	636
54	Vicki	626
55	Lynn	625
56	Gloria	620
57	Gail	607
58	Carolyn	603
59	Rose	591
60	Ann	584
61	Rhonda	577
62	Terry	575
63	Judith	573
64	Tina	569
65	Stephanie	559
66	Joyce	556
67	Virginia	554
68	Sherry	530
69	Beverly	509
69	Jennifer	509
71	Suzanne	507
72	Connie	506
72	Peggy	506
74	Shirley	498
75	Anita	486
76	Bonnie	484
77	Renee	481
78	Joan	480
78	Yolanda	480
80	Wendy	472
81	Anna	466
82	Vickie	465
83	Michele	464
84	Sylvia	461
85	Marilyn	456
85	Roberta	456
87	Darlene	447
88	Sheila	443
89	Elaine	440
90	Jill	415
91	Jane	414
92	Sally	406
93	Betty	404
94	Yvonne	398
95	Jean	395
96	Dorothy	394
97	Alice	392
98	Annette	389
99	Jacqueline	382
99	Sheryl	382