Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	590
2	Mary	566
3	Linda	483
4	Susan	440
5	Karen	422
6	Patricia	389
7	Cynthia	371
8	Deborah	360
9	Sharon	321
10	Barbara	293
11	Pamela	287
12	Kathleen	268
13	Sandra	266
14	Nancy	259
15	Carol	244
16	Donna	240
17	Cheryl	207
18	Rebecca	179
19	Janet	178
20	Diane	172
21	Kathy	149
22	Cindy	142
23	Elizabeth	141
24	Debbie	139
25	Connie	136

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	131
27	Teresa	126
28	Kim	124
28	Paula	124
30	Christine	123
30	Theresa	123
32	Margaret	122
33	Julie	121
34	Janice	120
35	Judy	118
36	Diana	116
37	Kathryn	113
37	Robin	113
39	Lisa	111
40	Beverly	104
41	Laura	103
42	Denise	102
43	Peggy	100
44	Vicki	99
45	Judith	96
46	Terri	95
47	Joyce	94
48	Victoria	92
49	Brenda	90
50	Gail	88
51	Rose	87
51	Shirley	87
53	Vickie	84
54	Lori	81
54	Marilyn	81
56	Carolyn	80
57	Ann	79
58	Laurie	77
59	Katherine	76
60	Bonnie	75
60	Rhonda	75
62	Cathy	74
63	Kimberly	73
64	Rita	71
64	Ruth	71
64	Sally	71
67	Michelle	70
68	Leslie	68
69	Carla	67
69	Gloria	67
69	Virginia	67
72	Betty	65
72	Valerie	65
74	Sherry	64
75	Darlene	62
75	Terry	62
77	Jean	61
77	Joan	61
77	Lynn	61
80	Loretta	58
80	Sheryl	58
82	Jane	57
82	Jennifer	57
84	Annette	55
84	Dorothy	55
84	Roberta	55
87	Anita	53
87	Jill	53
87	Martha	53
90	Wanda	52
91	Dawn	51
91	Helen	51
91	Sheila	51
91	Sherri	51
95	Jo	50
95	Lorraine	50
97	Charlene	49
97	Elaine	49
99	Becky	48
99	Stephanie	48