Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	357
2	Linda	290
3	Debra	284
4	Deborah	270
5	Mary	239
6	Diane	210
7	Nancy	207
8	Karen	190
9	Cynthia	189
10	Patricia	179
11	Pamela	171
12	Donna	170
13	Sandra	150
14	Barbara	143
15	Brenda	138
16	Carol	133
17	Sharon	122
18	Cheryl	116
19	Kathleen	114
20	Kathy	105
21	Catherine	98
22	Elizabeth	92
23	Gail	89
24	Judith	88
25	Ann	85

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cindy	82
27	Jane	81
28	Paula	78
29	Janet	76
30	Rebecca	75
31	Bonnie	74
32	Denise	66
32	Julie	66
34	Cathy	65
35	Darlene	64
35	Joyce	64
35	Kim	64
38	Janice	63
38	Rhonda	63
40	Margaret	61
41	Elaine	60
41	Laurie	60
43	Anne	56
43	Lynn	56
43	Theresa	56
43	Vicki	56
47	Katherine	55
47	Lisa	55
49	Christine	53
49	Robin	53
51	Jean	52
52	Kathryn	51
53	Dawn	48
53	Dorothy	48
55	Debbie	46
55	Joan	46
55	Sherry	46
58	Lori	44
59	Marie	43
59	Ruth	43
59	Suzanne	43
62	Betty	42
62	Ellen	42
62	Valerie	42
65	Sheila	41
65	Shirley	41
65	Wendy	41
68	Joanne	40
68	Judy	40
68	Martha	40
71	Rose	39
71	Terry	39
73	Andrea	38
73	Diana	38
75	Beverly	36
75	Sally	36
75	Tina	36
75	Wanda	36
79	Gloria	34
79	Roberta	34
79	Roxanne	34
82	Kimberly	33
82	Teresa	33
82	Victoria	33
85	Peggy	32
86	Doreen	31
86	Holly	31
86	Lorraine	31
89	Beth	30
89	Dianne	30
89	Terri	30
92	Colleen	29
92	Maureen	29
92	Rachel	29
95	Laura	28
96	Carolyn	27
96	Helen	27
96	Marcia	27
96	Pauline	27
100	Anita	25