Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	481
2	Mary	433
3	Patricia	366
4	Karen	357
5	Susan	318
6	Linda	302
7	Sharon	289
8	Barbara	267
9	Donna	236
10	Debra	225
11	Cynthia	201
12	Diane	199
13	Denise	192
14	Pamela	190
15	Nancy	176
16	Kathleen	165
17	Elizabeth	150
18	Sandra	146
19	Carol	144
20	Robin	143
21	Margaret	138
22	Cheryl	130
23	Brenda	128
23	Sheila	128
25	Catherine	117

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	115
26	Janet	115
28	Joyce	112
29	Theresa	107
30	Janice	104
31	Wanda	100
32	Lisa	99
33	Ann	94
34	Laura	90
34	Teresa	90
36	Angela	89
36	Gail	89
36	Joan	89
39	Jacqueline	88
40	Judith	87
41	Anne	75
41	Renee	75
43	Shirley	73
44	Darlene	72
44	Leslie	72
44	Valerie	72
47	Beverly	70
48	Michelle	65
48	Rebecca	65
50	Katherine	63
50	Victoria	63
52	Christine	62
53	Paula	60
54	Kathryn	59
54	Kathy	59
56	Jean	57
57	Ellen	56
58	Jo	55
59	Gloria	54
59	Helen	54
59	Kim	54
59	Lynn	54
63	Betty	53
63	Phyllis	53
65	Dorothy	51
65	Regina	51
67	Jane	50
68	Veronica	49
68	Wendy	49
70	Bonnie	48
71	Gwendolyn	47
71	Judy	47
71	Ruth	47
74	Frances	46
74	Stephanie	46
76	Maria	45
76	Martha	45
76	Michele	45
79	Yvonne	44
80	Anita	43
80	Diana	43
80	Elaine	43
83	Alice	41
83	Charlene	41
83	Joanne	41
83	Sarah	41
83	Vicki	41
88	Maureen	40
88	Rose	40
88	Suzanne	40
91	Andrea	39
91	Debbie	39
91	Jennifer	39
91	Sherry	39
91	Terry	39
96	Annette	37
96	Cathy	37
96	Julie	37
99	Laurie	35
99	Monica	35