Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,474
2	Deborah	3,215
3	Karen	2,708
4	Linda	2,659
5	Debra	2,642
6	Susan	2,593
7	Patricia	2,262
8	Cynthia	2,046
9	Pamela	2,012
10	Barbara	1,986
11	Nancy	1,664
12	Sharon	1,641
13	Cheryl	1,419
14	Sandra	1,406
15	Diane	1,333
16	Donna	1,331
17	Carol	1,270
18	Kathleen	1,244
19	Brenda	1,197
20	Kathy	1,187
21	Rebecca	1,016
22	Denise	993
23	Janet	913
24	Teresa	858
25	Robin	844

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kimberly	738
27	Elizabeth	726
28	Christine	724
29	Margaret	715
30	Joyce	712
31	Cathy	689
32	Theresa	682
33	Connie	660
34	Judith	652
35	Debbie	647
35	Laura	647
37	Cindy	645
38	Diana	623
39	Vicki	618
40	Beverly	617
40	Lisa	617
42	Catherine	600
43	Bonnie	597
44	Kim	584
45	Janice	579
46	Darlene	564
47	Paula	550
48	Jane	525
49	Judy	522
50	Peggy	501
51	Ann	493
51	Vickie	493
53	Julie	487
54	Sherry	456
55	Lynn	453
56	Rhonda	451
57	Kathryn	440
57	Sheila	440
59	Michelle	434
60	Carolyn	429
61	Tina	421
62	Victoria	413
63	Betty	411
63	Terri	411
65	Gail	405
66	Beth	401
66	Marilyn	401
68	Jean	398
68	Shirley	398
70	Lori	383
71	Jennifer	382
72	Ruth	381
73	Sue	374
74	Martha	373
75	Jill	371
76	Joan	366
77	Jacqueline	363
78	Rose	360
79	Rita	343
80	Jo	337
81	Elaine	329
82	Anita	321
83	Marcia	319
84	Valerie	317
85	Katherine	315
86	Phyllis	306
87	Gloria	305
88	Sally	288
89	Terry	284
90	Renee	280
91	Marsha	278
92	Amy	270
92	Anne	270
92	Roberta	270
95	Michele	268
96	Dorothy	265
97	Virginia	264
98	Leslie	254
99	Constance	250
100	Carla	247