Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,554
2	Mary	1,519
3	Linda	1,284
4	Debra	1,176
5	Patricia	1,163
6	Susan	989
7	Sharon	972
8	Cynthia	932
9	Brenda	887
10	Barbara	879
11	Donna	860
12	Pamela	856
13	Karen	828
14	Teresa	816
15	Kathy	788
16	Sandra	730
17	Wanda	669
18	Carolyn	630
19	Nancy	553
20	Betty	540
21	Cathy	523
22	Janice	498
23	Janet	488
24	Shirley	473
25	Joyce	463

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	459
27	Vickie	421
28	Judy	414
29	Gloria	390
30	Rebecca	379
31	Beverly	376
32	Debbie	370
33	Carol	368
34	Phyllis	358
35	Martha	356
36	Cheryl	354
37	Robin	353
38	Margaret	343
39	Sheila	333
40	Sherry	320
41	Connie	307
42	Diane	298
43	Angela	295
44	Dorothy	267
45	Rhonda	258
46	Peggy	247
47	Doris	242
48	Catherine	239
49	Jo	226
50	Sarah	225
50	Sylvia	225
52	Anita	217
53	Gwendolyn	216
54	Annie	215
55	Bonnie	211
55	Marilyn	211
57	Jacqueline	210
58	Rita	209
59	Virginia	204
60	Paula	200
61	Theresa	199
62	Frances	194
63	Alice	193
64	Katherine	187
65	Glenda	185
66	Laura	183
66	Terry	183
68	Vanessa	181
69	Evelyn	178
70	Shelia	176
71	Ann	171
72	Helen	169
73	Lisa	168
74	Jane	167
75	Rose	159
76	Denise	157
77	Gail	154
78	Darlene	153
79	Ruth	151
80	Joan	150
81	Cindy	149
82	Julia	141
83	Vicki	136
84	Kathryn	133
84	Kim	133
86	Ellen	130
86	Jennifer	130
86	Patsy	130
89	Vivian	129
90	Jackie	118
90	Ruby	118
92	Dianne	117
92	Kimberly	117
94	Audrey	115
95	Annette	110
95	Lynn	110
97	Judith	108
98	Yvonne	106
99	Marsha	105
100	Loretta	104