Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,155
2	Susan	2,594
3	Linda	2,521
4	Debra	2,485
5	Karen	2,447
6	Deborah	2,353
7	Patricia	2,008
8	Cynthia	1,765
9	Nancy	1,590
10	Barbara	1,499
11	Pamela	1,473
12	Cheryl	1,454
13	Sandra	1,421
14	Diane	1,363
15	Kathleen	1,315
16	Sharon	1,311
17	Carol	1,236
18	Denise	1,230
19	Donna	1,025
20	Kathy	960
21	Janet	813
22	Brenda	806
23	Cindy	770
24	Robin	708
25	Janice	707

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kim	672
27	Elizabeth	627
28	Laura	623
29	Margaret	622
30	Christine	612
31	Theresa	606
32	Catherine	599
33	Cathy	581
34	Julie	568
35	Debbie	536
36	Gail	531
36	Lori	531
38	Dawn	525
39	Ann	519
40	Rebecca	517
41	Judith	502
42	Judy	492
43	Teresa	485
44	Sherry	469
45	Lisa	462
46	Lynn	461
47	Paula	455
48	Connie	452
49	Kimberly	450
50	Bonnie	445
51	Laurie	438
52	Kathryn	424
53	Joyce	419
54	Sheila	413
55	Beverly	407
56	Jane	401
57	Darlene	394
58	Vicki	378
59	Peggy	373
60	Michelle	360
61	Renee	357
62	Diana	355
62	Katherine	355
64	Jean	354
65	Jill	353
65	Ruth	353
67	Suzanne	350
68	Terri	341
69	Joan	340
70	Michele	333
71	Sue	332
72	Valerie	329
73	Sheryl	326
74	Colleen	322
75	Marilyn	321
75	Vickie	321
77	Carolyn	319
78	Marcia	316
79	Shirley	314
80	Tina	312
81	Sally	311
82	Rose	310
83	Rhonda	309
84	Victoria	307
85	Betty	306
86	Beth	292
87	Anne	290
88	Jacqueline	284
89	Terry	283
90	Wendy	282
91	Elaine	280
92	Martha	266
93	Gloria	260
94	Annette	254
95	Jo	249
96	Marie	244
97	Anita	228
98	Dorothy	224
98	Maureen	224
98	Yvonne	224