Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,727
2	Debra	1,290
3	Susan	1,203
4	Linda	875
5	Nancy	873
6	Barbara	822
7	Cynthia	736
8	Karen	732
9	Patricia	727
10	Diane	630
11	Deborah	628
12	Kathleen	595
13	Pamela	544
14	Sandra	534
15	Cheryl	520
16	Julie	501
17	Carol	492
18	Sharon	409
19	Jane	362
20	Lori	346
21	Jean	330
22	Denise	319
23	Donna	311
23	Janet	311
23	Laurie	311

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lynn	308
27	Cindy	293
28	Kim	288
28	Margaret	288
30	Elizabeth	286
31	Kathryn	272
32	Rebecca	271
33	Catherine	268
34	Joan	266
35	Ann	258
36	Dawn	256
37	Kathy	250
38	Brenda	244
39	Wendy	234
40	Kimberly	225
41	Bonnie	222
42	Connie	221
43	Teresa	220
44	Judy	216
45	Theresa	214
45	Vicki	214
47	Gail	211
48	Colleen	209
48	Judith	209
50	Janice	207
51	Robin	198
52	Beverly	189
53	Peggy	183
54	Christine	181
55	Debbie	177
56	Renee	176
57	Laura	169
58	Joyce	166
59	Jeanne	163
60	Paula	162
60	Ruth	162
62	Jill	158
62	Katherine	158
64	Rita	156
65	Michelle	155
66	Marilyn	151
67	Lisa	136
67	Roxanne	136
69	Sheila	129
70	Terri	120
71	Joanne	117
72	Beth	116
72	Suzanne	116
74	Anne	114
75	Luann	111
76	Jody	108
76	Lois	108
78	Victoria	106
79	Valerie	105
80	Kay	102
81	Jacqueline	100
81	Jan	100
81	Marcia	100
84	Michele	99
84	Sheryl	99
86	Maureen	98
87	Becky	97
87	Joann	97
87	Roberta	97
87	Shirley	97
91	Cathy	94
91	Jennifer	94
93	Sherry	90
93	Wanda	90
95	Gayle	89
96	Rhonda	87
97	Betty	86
98	Darlene	85
99	Virginia	84
100	Terry	82
100	Vickie	82