Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	203
2	Debra	179
3	Linda	177
4	Deborah	174
5	Karen	164
6	Diane	141
7	Donna	140
8	Mary	135
9	Patricia	120
10	Nancy	113
11	Cheryl	109
12	Cynthia	102
13	Sandra	96
14	Carol	90
15	Denise	85
16	Barbara	83
17	Sharon	81
18	Kathleen	78
19	Pamela	76
20	Brenda	68
21	Robin	52
22	Kathy	51
23	Janet	50
23	Judith	50
25	Bonnie	48

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Darlene	48
25	Jane	48
25	Lynn	48
29	Elaine	47
29	Gail	47
31	Ann	45
32	Catherine	43
33	Margaret	42
34	Cindy	39
34	Joyce	39
36	Elizabeth	38
36	Louise	38
38	Lisa	37
39	Maureen	36
40	Kim	35
41	Laurie	34
42	Doreen	33
42	Marie	33
44	Janice	32
45	Paula	31
45	Suzanne	31
47	Jean	28
47	Wendy	28
49	Julie	27
49	Rebecca	27
51	Joan	26
51	Sheila	26
51	Terry	26
54	Beverly	25
54	Shirley	25
54	Theresa	25
57	Andrea	24
57	Betty	24
57	Cathy	24
57	Christine	24
57	Ellen	24
57	Jill	24
57	Joanne	24
57	Lorraine	24
65	Anne	22
65	Roberta	22
65	Sarah	22
68	Debbie	21
68	Holly	21
68	Judy	21
68	Martha	21
68	Rose	21
68	Valerie	21
74	Dianne	20
74	Gloria	20
74	Katherine	20
74	Sherry	20
78	Beth	19
78	Claire	19
78	Jeanne	19
78	Lori	19
78	Michele	19
83	Helen	18
83	Jacqueline	18
83	Jennifer	18
83	Kathryn	18
83	Kimberly	18
88	Diana	17
88	Dorothy	17
88	Irene	17
88	Jo	17
88	Sally	17
88	Sylvia	17
88	Wanda	17
95	Charlene	16
95	Dawn	16
95	Doris	16
95	Lynne	16
95	Virginia	16
100	Teresa	15