Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	888
2	Mary	750
3	Deborah	686
4	Patricia	666
5	Linda	659
6	Karen	656
7	Donna	589
8	Nancy	555
9	Debra	480
10	Barbara	464
11	Kathleen	461
12	Diane	444
13	Cynthia	427
14	Sharon	359
15	Cheryl	347
16	Elizabeth	323
17	Carol	319
18	Sandra	294
19	Pamela	278
20	Margaret	249
21	Lynn	239
22	Kim	222
23	Lisa	221
24	Janet	208
25	Laura	205

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	196
27	Denise	194
28	Ann	186
28	Gail	186
30	Robin	179
31	Judith	176
32	Joan	173
33	Jane	166
34	Christine	154
35	Laurie	152
36	Lori	147
37	Darlene	141
38	Maureen	140
39	Ellen	139
40	Wendy	138
41	Kathy	134
42	Jean	133
42	Joanne	133
44	Theresa	129
45	Doreen	128
46	Janice	126
47	Joyce	125
47	Paula	125
49	Anne	121
50	Cathy	117
51	Katherine	116
52	Cindy	114
52	Suzanne	114
54	Michele	111
55	Elaine	109
56	Bonnie	108
57	Eileen	106
58	Marie	103
59	Dawn	96
60	Sheila	94
61	Jo	92
62	Valerie	90
63	Beverly	89
64	Debbie	86
64	Holly	86
64	Maria	86
67	Brenda	81
67	Martha	81
69	Jacqueline	80
69	Sally	80
71	Kathryn	77
72	Leslie	76
72	Rose	76
74	Andrea	74
75	Jeanne	70
76	Joann	68
76	Lorraine	68
76	Rita	68
76	Virginia	68
80	Roberta	67
80	Ruth	67
82	Marcia	65
83	Sarah	63
84	Beth	62
85	Charlene	61
85	Kimberly	61
87	Marilyn	60
87	Teresa	60
89	Jennifer	59
90	Carolyn	58
90	Jill	58
92	Colleen	57
92	Lynne	57
94	Judy	56
94	Julie	56
96	Helen	55
96	Michelle	55
98	Diana	54
98	Frances	54
100	Amy	52