Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,349
2	Linda	1,095
3	Debra	917
4	Patricia	865
5	Cynthia	741
6	Deborah	740
7	Brenda	684
8	Donna	612
9	Susan	592
10	Barbara	584
11	Karen	578
12	Sharon	572
13	Pamela	556
14	Sandra	535
15	Carolyn	514
16	Cheryl	495
17	Janice	375
18	Joyce	353
19	Kathy	343
20	Shirley	338
21	Betty	336
22	Elizabeth	321
23	Wanda	305
24	Janet	301
25	Nancy	282

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judy	281
27	Gloria	280
28	Catherine	274
29	Diane	272
30	Gwendolyn	262
31	Beverly	258
32	Connie	256
33	Margaret	242
34	Carol	240
35	Kim	233
35	Rebecca	233
37	Denise	226
38	Cathy	219
38	Sheila	219
40	Peggy	218
41	Lisa	215
42	Rose	213
43	Jacqueline	212
44	Jo	210
45	Darlene	208
46	Dorothy	205
47	Marilyn	204
48	Theresa	202
49	Paula	199
49	Rhonda	199
51	Martha	186
52	Debbie	183
53	Kathleen	170
54	Glenda	168
55	Katherine	166
56	Phyllis	161
57	Dianne	159
58	Gail	156
59	Shelia	154
60	Bonnie	153
61	Charlotte	152
62	Laura	148
63	Ann	141
64	Helen	140
64	Sherry	140
64	Vickie	140
67	Alice	139
67	Virginia	139
69	Doris	135
69	Jennifer	135
71	Robin	132
72	Terry	131
73	Stephanie	128
74	Angela	124
74	Vicki	124
76	Jane	122
76	Marie	122
78	Julie	121
79	Christine	119
80	Cindy	118
81	Charlene	117
82	Joan	116
83	Rita	113
84	Anita	109
84	Loretta	109
84	Vanessa	109
87	Terri	106
88	Evelyn	105
89	Sylvia	104
89	Tina	104
91	Jean	102
92	Teresa	101
93	Diana	100
94	Ruby	98
95	Annette	97
96	Elaine	96
96	Veronica	96
98	Anna	95
99	Melanie	94
99	Patsy	94
99	Sarah	94