Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	4,010
2	Debra	3,192
3	Susan	3,078
4	Linda	2,744
5	Patricia	2,507
6	Deborah	2,407
7	Karen	2,368
8	Nancy	1,972
9	Barbara	1,870
10	Cynthia	1,867
11	Pamela	1,642
12	Donna	1,585
13	Diane	1,560
14	Kathleen	1,547
15	Sharon	1,399
16	Sandra	1,354
17	Carol	1,349
18	Cheryl	1,198
19	Janet	1,167
20	Denise	908
21	Catherine	830
21	Elizabeth	830
23	Brenda	811
23	Margaret	811
25	Laura	803

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	793
27	Kathy	779
28	Christine	767
29	Judith	712
30	Cathy	634
31	Theresa	612
32	Joyce	598
33	Teresa	590
34	Julie	587
35	Kim	585
36	Kimberly	582
37	Robin	575
38	Lynn	571
39	Gail	549
40	Rebecca	523
41	Joan	510
42	Lisa	506
43	Jean	505
44	Paula	490
45	Cindy	484
46	Carolyn	466
46	Diana	466
48	Ann	460
49	Dawn	452
50	Connie	449
51	Sheila	446
52	Rose	444
53	Jane	443
54	Judy	435
55	Kathryn	429
56	Peggy	419
57	Vicki	418
58	Beverly	415
59	Debbie	410
60	Lori	405
61	Marilyn	398
62	Bonnie	394
63	Katherine	390
64	Shirley	388
65	Darlene	382
66	Jo	372
66	Victoria	372
68	Rhonda	365
69	Rita	361
70	Sherry	359
71	Jill	355
72	Betty	352
73	Renee	337
74	Gloria	335
74	Laurie	335
76	Jacqueline	332
76	Valerie	332
78	Maureen	329
79	Dorothy	327
80	Ruth	320
81	Martha	311
82	Maria	310
83	Michelle	309
84	Vickie	302
85	Phyllis	300
86	Anita	294
86	Marcia	294
86	Tina	294
89	Ellen	293
90	Wendy	289
91	Beth	284
92	Sally	272
93	Angela	260
94	Anne	259
95	Colleen	250
96	Suzanne	247
97	Virginia	246
98	Joanne	245
98	Terry	245
100	Helen	244
100	Terri	244