Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	1,171
2	Mary	1,083
3	Susan	815
4	Linda	660
5	Cynthia	578
6	Nancy	538
7	Karen	534
8	Patricia	532
9	Barbara	487
10	Diane	466
11	Pamela	462
12	Deborah	450
13	Julie	435
14	Carol	414
15	Sandra	377
16	Cheryl	349
17	Rebecca	332
18	Kathleen	312
19	Kathy	307
20	Janet	291
21	Denise	286
22	Sharon	279
23	Jane	277
24	Donna	274
25	Cindy	266

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Connie	266
27	Teresa	260
28	Lori	225
29	Jean	210
30	Kim	209
31	Ann	207
32	Rhonda	204
33	Kimberly	193
34	Vicki	185
35	Kathryn	179
36	Peggy	178
37	Brenda	170
38	Christine	169
39	Joyce	168
40	Catherine	164
41	Janice	161
42	Elizabeth	159
43	Joan	158
44	Paula	157
45	Theresa	156
46	Lynn	155
47	Margaret	153
48	Debbie	152
49	Laura	146
50	Diana	142
51	Judy	141
52	Terri	140
53	Sheryl	137
54	Sherry	134
55	Robin	132
56	Lisa	129
57	Cathy	127
58	Bonnie	124
58	Judith	124
60	Dawn	120
60	Marilyn	120
62	Becky	119
63	Vickie	118
64	Michelle	117
65	Laurie	115
66	Beverly	113
67	Sheila	110
68	Katherine	109
69	Ruth	108
70	Marcia	107
71	Sue	106
72	Carolyn	105
73	Rita	97
74	Jan	96
75	Jill	95
76	Sally	94
77	Carla	91
78	Betty	90
79	Tina	89
80	Beth	87
81	Renee	86
82	Shirley	85
83	Martha	84
83	Wendy	84
85	Valerie	82
86	Gail	81
87	Joni	79
88	Colleen	77
89	Luann	75
89	Michele	75
91	Jacqueline	73
91	Jeanne	73
91	Suzanne	73
94	Victoria	72
95	Rose	70
96	Kay	69
96	Virginia	69
98	Ellen	68
98	Marsha	68
100	Lois	67
100	Vicky	67