Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	174
2	Mary	165
3	Linda	159
4	Patricia	138
5	Karen	135
6	Susan	119
7	Sharon	108
8	Donna	107
9	Barbara	101
10	Carol	90
11	Diane	88
12	Nancy	87
13	Debra	82
14	Kathleen	76
15	Cynthia	74
16	Sandra	73
17	Cheryl	55
18	Margaret	54
19	Pamela	49
19	Robin	49
21	Elizabeth	48
22	Bonnie	45
22	Brenda	45
24	Denise	44
25	Janet	43

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	42
27	Lisa	38
28	Christine	36
29	Ann	35
29	Beverly	35
29	Lynn	35
32	Joyce	33
33	Betty	32
33	Theresa	32
35	Judith	31
36	Jane	30
36	Terry	30
38	Shirley	28
39	Teresa	27
40	Gail	25
40	Joan	25
40	Kathryn	25
40	Valerie	25
44	Connie	24
44	Kim	24
46	Marie	23
47	Anne	22
47	Jacqueline	22
47	Jean	22
47	Sheila	22
51	Debbie	21
51	Joanne	21
51	Judy	21
51	Ruth	21
55	Cathy	20
55	Constance	20
55	Darlene	20
55	Dorothy	20
55	Sherry	20
60	Elaine	19
60	Ellen	19
60	Janice	19
60	Jo	19
60	Kathy	19
60	Laura	19
60	Victoria	19
60	Wanda	19
68	Andrea	18
68	Carolyn	18
68	Colleen	18
71	Diana	17
71	Doris	17
71	Jennifer	17
71	Martha	17
71	Michelle	17
71	Sarah	17
71	Stephanie	17
71	Suzanne	17
79	Cindy	16
79	Helen	16
79	Leslie	16
79	Rebecca	16
79	Virginia	16
84	Dawn	15
84	Rose	15
84	Tina	15
84	Wendy	15
88	Holly	14
88	June	14
90	Alice	13
90	Anna	13
90	Charlotte	13
90	Lori	13
90	Vicki	13
90	Yvonne	13
96	Charlene	12
96	Katherine	12
96	Michele	12
96	Roxanne	12
100	Doreen	11
100	Julie	11
100	Laurie	11
100	Phyllis	11
100	Sue	11
100	Sylvia	11
100	Terri	11