Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,724
2	Deborah	1,367
3	Linda	1,260
4	Debra	1,211
5	Patricia	1,096
6	Susan	1,036
7	Karen	1,029
8	Donna	852
9	Pamela	839
10	Cynthia	815
11	Barbara	751
12	Sharon	743
13	Nancy	681
14	Brenda	653
15	Janet	569
16	Sandra	568
17	Carol	562
18	Cheryl	550
19	Kathy	451
20	Diane	440
21	Kathleen	435
22	Teresa	429
23	Connie	380
24	Rebecca	364
25	Janice	363

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	354
27	Denise	337
28	Elizabeth	323
29	Margaret	303
30	Rhonda	296
31	Paula	289
32	Vicki	281
33	Sherry	274
34	Debbie	272
35	Catherine	266
36	Beverly	264
37	Cathy	262
38	Carolyn	257
39	Lisa	254
40	Theresa	253
41	Diana	248
42	Laura	244
42	Robin	244
44	Judy	242
45	Betty	239
46	Christine	234
47	Sheila	232
48	Kim	227
49	Shirley	221
50	Peggy	216
51	Vickie	214
52	Marilyn	213
53	Cindy	210
54	Rita	205
55	Jane	197
56	Kathryn	196
57	Judith	192
58	Terry	186
59	Katherine	184
60	Julie	183
61	Joan	179
62	Ruth	177
62	Terri	177
64	Glenda	169
65	Phyllis	168
66	Gail	166
67	Ann	164
68	Victoria	161
69	Kimberly	158
70	Rose	157
71	Jean	152
72	Marsha	151
72	Wanda	151
74	Dorothy	149
75	Martha	147
76	Jo	145
77	Angela	140
78	Jacqueline	139
79	Anita	138
80	Tina	136
81	Lynn	135
81	Virginia	135
83	Carla	131
84	Marcia	129
85	Gloria	126
86	Valerie	125
87	Helen	121
88	Jeanne	114
89	Bonnie	113
90	Jill	112
90	Sheryl	112
92	Sue	111
92	Vicky	111
94	Jennifer	110
95	Sally	109
96	Alice	107
97	Anna	104
98	Michelle	103
99	Ellen	102
99	Michele	102