Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,245
2	Deborah	1,102
3	Linda	903
4	Debra	812
5	Patricia	766
6	Donna	736
7	Karen	731
8	Sharon	665
9	Pamela	613
10	Kathy	609
11	Brenda	567
12	Barbara	534
13	Susan	517
14	Teresa	503
15	Sandra	450
16	Nancy	389
17	Judy	361
18	Connie	358
19	Cynthia	348
20	Rebecca	346
21	Janet	333
22	Betty	331
23	Carolyn	325
24	Vickie	323
25	Carol	283

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	275
27	Elizabeth	270
28	Sheila	265
29	Rita	250
30	Joyce	248
31	Wanda	246
32	Sherry	244
33	Beverly	242
34	Diane	234
35	Debbie	233
36	Cheryl	232
37	Vicki	225
38	Theresa	224
39	Cathy	223
40	Rhonda	215
41	Shirley	214
42	Margaret	211
42	Peggy	211
44	Paula	208
45	Bonnie	201
46	Phyllis	194
47	Martha	188
48	Lisa	187
49	Diana	175
50	Anita	170
51	Virginia	164
52	Catherine	152
53	Laura	149
54	Kathleen	145
55	Judith	144
55	Robin	144
57	Marilyn	138
58	Jennifer	137
58	Rose	137
60	Anna	136
60	Ruth	136
62	Denise	135
63	Katherine	134
64	Jane	131
65	Jo	128
66	Ann	127
67	Joan	124
68	Darlene	122
69	Doris	119
70	Charlotte	118
71	Marsha	110
71	Regina	110
73	Jacqueline	108
73	Kimberly	108
75	Tina	106
76	Shelia	105
77	Terri	104
78	Glenda	103
79	Alice	102
79	Vicky	102
81	Lois	100
82	Angela	97
83	Helen	94
84	Dorothy	93
84	Frances	93
86	Terry	90
87	Sarah	89
88	Charlene	88
88	Wilma	88
90	Kim	87
91	Jean	85
91	Victoria	85
93	Kathryn	84
94	Carla	83
95	Gloria	79
95	Loretta	79
97	Sue	77
98	Cindy	75
99	Elaine	72
99	Gail	72