Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	1,672
2	Mary	1,491
3	Deborah	1,288
4	Linda	1,176
5	Karen	1,148
6	Pamela	1,098
7	Susan	1,091
8	Cynthia	971
9	Patricia	930
10	Nancy	752
11	Barbara	733
12	Kathy	724
13	Donna	722
14	Cheryl	694
15	Brenda	666
16	Sharon	647
17	Teresa	629
18	Sandra	627
19	Rebecca	618
20	Carol	597
21	Janet	565
22	Diane	451
23	Connie	428
24	Kathleen	417
25	Cathy	414

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diana	398
27	Elizabeth	392
28	Denise	354
29	Theresa	350
30	Lisa	349
31	Rhonda	345
32	Cindy	333
32	Janice	333
34	Joyce	320
35	Vicki	319
36	Peggy	316
37	Kimberly	299
38	Jane	296
39	Judith	289
40	Vickie	288
41	Julie	287
41	Sherry	287
43	Debbie	284
44	Laura	282
44	Paula	282
46	Robin	274
47	Kim	271
48	Catherine	266
49	Beverly	263
49	Terri	263
51	Judy	261
52	Margaret	260
53	Carolyn	258
54	Beth	250
55	Rita	246
55	Tina	246
57	Kathryn	243
58	Sheila	241
59	Betty	236
60	Christine	226
61	Marcia	220
62	Darlene	204
62	Ruth	204
64	Jill	197
64	Jo	197
66	Bonnie	193
67	Ann	191
68	Jennifer	188
69	Marilyn	184
70	Shirley	182
71	Jacqueline	180
72	Gail	179
73	Martha	176
74	Anita	175
75	Katherine	173
76	Lynn	172
77	Sue	170
78	Rose	168
79	Dawn	166
80	Jean	156
81	Michelle	152
82	Phyllis	151
83	Angela	147
83	Sally	147
83	Terry	147
86	Marsha	146
87	Victoria	144
88	Lori	143
89	Carla	142
90	Penny	139
91	Sheryl	137
92	Joan	135
92	Valerie	135
92	Wanda	135
95	Julia	134
96	Vicky	123
97	Virginia	122
98	Gloria	118
98	Roberta	118
100	Dorothy	117
100	Melody	117