Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	426
2	Linda	253
3	Patricia	248
4	Debra	221
5	Deborah	196
6	Cynthia	178
7	Susan	176
8	Barbara	166
9	Karen	150
10	Elizabeth	140
11	Sandra	129
12	Pamela	125
13	Donna	120
14	Theresa	116
15	Gloria	110
16	Nancy	104
17	Sharon	103
18	Margaret	95
19	Kathleen	93
19	Kathy	93
21	Maria	92
22	Teresa	87
23	Carol	86
24	Betty	85
25	Anna	83

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Catherine	83
25	Rose	83
28	Janet	82
29	Martha	80
30	Diana	77
30	Rebecca	77
30	Virginia	77
33	Diane	75
33	Lorraine	75
35	Cheryl	73
36	Brenda	72
37	Katherine	70
38	Christine	68
39	Dorothy	67
39	Sylvia	67
41	Debbie	64
41	Loretta	64
43	Connie	61
44	Judy	59
45	Shirley	58
45	Yolanda	58
47	Dolores	57
47	Jo	57
47	Lisa	57
47	Marie	57
51	Frances	56
51	Janice	56
53	Beverly	55
53	Carolyn	55
55	Irene	54
55	Laura	54
57	Denise	53
58	Rita	52
59	Elaine	48
59	Ruth	48
59	Sherry	48
62	Paula	46
63	Kathryn	45
63	Roberta	45
63	Yvonne	45
66	Rhonda	44
67	Helen	43
68	Anita	42
68	Juanita	42
70	Alice	41
70	Angela	41
70	Charlotte	41
70	Darlene	41
70	Terry	41
70	Victoria	41
76	Julie	40
76	Peggy	40
78	Carmen	39
78	Lucy	39
80	Julia	38
80	Marilyn	38
82	Jane	37
82	Joann	37
84	Cindy	36
85	Charlene	35
85	Kim	35
85	Lori	35
88	Geraldine	34
88	Priscilla	34
88	Sally	34
88	Vickie	34
92	Joan	33
92	Judith	33
92	Norma	33
92	Pauline	33
92	Veronica	33
97	Bonnie	32
97	Cecilia	32
97	Patsy	32
97	Phyllis	32