Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,504
2	Deborah	1,295
3	Patricia	1,217
4	Linda	1,138
5	Debra	963
6	Brenda	926
7	Susan	800
8	Barbara	776
9	Cynthia	743
10	Donna	708
11	Sharon	685
12	Sandra	669
13	Pamela	662
14	Kathy	612
15	Karen	572
16	Janice	546
17	Betty	536
18	Shirley	530
19	Teresa	529
19	Wanda	529
21	Nancy	514
22	Carol	455
23	Carolyn	452
24	Gloria	449
25	Cheryl	410

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Judy	410
27	Beverly	405
28	Cathy	370
29	Elizabeth	359
29	Martha	359
31	Diane	341
32	Dorothy	333
33	Joyce	327
33	Rebecca	327
35	Janet	323
36	Angela	320
37	Connie	318
38	Vickie	309
39	Sheila	308
40	Margaret	281
41	Debbie	278
42	Sherry	269
43	Annie	267
44	Catherine	242
45	Robin	233
46	Vicki	232
47	Rhonda	229
48	Peggy	227
49	Gwendolyn	223
50	Phyllis	218
51	Marilyn	215
51	Virginia	215
53	Jo	206
54	Laura	203
55	Glenda	197
56	Gail	186
57	Lisa	178
57	Theresa	178
59	Denise	174
60	Helen	169
61	Sarah	168
62	Jacqueline	163
62	Katherine	163
64	Rita	162
65	Evelyn	158
66	Doris	157
67	Bonnie	156
68	Alice	151
69	Paula	146
70	Terri	145
71	Sylvia	144
72	Elaine	141
73	Dianne	137
73	Frances	137
75	Joan	135
76	Anita	134
77	Vivian	131
77	Willie	131
79	Charlotte	130
79	Rose	130
81	Jennifer	128
81	Patsy	128
81	Shelia	128
84	Ruby	125
85	Christine	120
86	Kathryn	118
87	Cindy	117
87	Kathleen	117
89	Vanessa	116
89	Yvonne	116
91	Jan	115
92	Ann	113
92	Belinda	113
92	Tina	113
95	Marsha	112
96	Juanita	111
97	Julia	109
98	Darlene	108
98	Jane	108
98	Lynn	108