Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,226
2	Linda	822
3	Patricia	610
4	Deborah	551
5	Brenda	502
5	Debra	502
7	Barbara	474
8	Shirley	471
9	Dorothy	428
10	Betty	379
11	Sandra	375
12	Carolyn	343
13	Annie	328
14	Cynthia	310
15	Gloria	302
16	Sharon	278
17	Pamela	274
18	Donna	262
19	Martha	261
20	Janice	260
21	Joyce	246
22	Wanda	241
23	Susan	238
24	Nancy	228
25	Elizabeth	221

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judy	205
27	Kathy	202
28	Beverly	192
28	Marilyn	192
30	Karen	190
31	Diane	186
32	Margaret	184
33	Rebecca	182
34	Janet	180
35	Rosie	172
36	Doris	168
37	Helen	166
37	Ruby	166
39	Bobbie	165
40	Teresa	159
41	Willie	158
42	Alice	155
43	Cathy	151
44	Jo	141
45	Rose	140
45	Sherry	140
47	Catherine	135
48	Cheryl	129
48	Gwendolyn	129
50	Peggy	127
51	Sarah	126
52	Carol	122
53	Glenda	121
54	Virginia	119
55	Emma	118
56	Lillie	115
57	Rhonda	114
58	Sheila	113
59	Jacqueline	108
60	Connie	106
60	Laura	106
62	Debbie	104
63	Rita	97
64	Mildred	96
65	Charlotte	95
66	Theresa	93
67	Evelyn	92
68	Patsy	90
69	Paula	89
69	Vicki	89
71	Phyllis	88
72	Dianne	86
72	Katherine	86
72	Minnie	86
75	Ethel	85
76	Ella	83
77	Frances	82
78	Bonnie	81
78	Christine	81
78	Edna	81
81	Anita	78
82	Shelia	77
83	Sylvia	73
83	Vickie	73
85	Eva	70
85	Georgia	70
87	Angela	69
87	Clara	69
87	Johnnie	69
87	Mattie	69
91	Vivian	68
92	Annette	66
93	Lisa	65
94	Vera	64
95	Velma	63
96	Gail	62
96	Loretta	62
96	Ruth	62
96	Thelma	62
100	Delores	60
100	Earnestine	60