Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,348
2	Deborah	1,250
3	Linda	1,164
4	Patricia	1,096
5	Debra	1,070
6	Susan	951
7	Cynthia	838
8	Barbara	735
9	Karen	731
10	Sharon	709
11	Brenda	670
12	Pamela	661
13	Sandra	635
14	Donna	628
15	Cheryl	498
16	Nancy	474
17	Carol	409
18	Kathy	390
19	Diane	383
20	Carolyn	355
21	Teresa	351
22	Elizabeth	344
23	Shirley	342
24	Janet	339
25	Janice	326

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wanda	320
27	Joyce	297
28	Betty	291
29	Gloria	288
30	Beverly	280
31	Robin	278
32	Margaret	274
33	Kathleen	266
34	Catherine	262
35	Lisa	245
36	Denise	244
37	Martha	242
38	Dorothy	241
39	Theresa	236
40	Rebecca	230
41	Debbie	226
42	Judy	223
43	Gail	217
44	Bonnie	216
44	Laura	216
46	Cathy	214
47	Gwendolyn	195
48	Angela	194
48	Jo	194
50	Kathryn	193
51	Phyllis	181
51	Sheila	181
53	Sherry	180
54	Connie	177
55	Paula	176
56	Jacqueline	174
57	Judith	173
57	Rose	173
59	Kim	172
60	Katherine	163
60	Marilyn	163
60	Virginia	163
63	Darlene	160
63	Rhonda	160
65	Valerie	157
65	Vicki	157
67	Lynn	155
68	Peggy	153
69	Frances	151
70	Terry	143
70	Tina	143
72	Julie	142
72	Kimberly	142
74	Anita	141
75	Diana	135
76	Alice	128
76	Vivian	128
78	Ann	124
79	Helen	123
80	Jennifer	122
80	Sarah	122
80	Terri	122
83	Victoria	121
84	Doris	120
84	Sylvia	120
84	Yvonne	120
87	Cindy	118
88	Christine	117
88	Evelyn	117
90	Annie	116
90	Vickie	116
92	Glenda	111
93	Stephanie	110
94	Ruth	108
94	Suzanne	108
96	Annette	107
97	Julia	106
98	Elaine	105
99	Leslie	103
100	Jane	102
100	Joan	102