Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	695
2	Deborah	612
3	Linda	573
4	Mary	547
5	Karen	501
6	Pamela	458
7	Susan	421
8	Donna	407
9	Cynthia	399
10	Sharon	394
11	Brenda	384
12	Patricia	348
13	Barbara	318
14	Nancy	313
15	Teresa	304
16	Kathy	302
17	Sandra	273
18	Janet	263
19	Cheryl	254
20	Carol	251
21	Rebecca	216
22	Connie	213
23	Janice	212
24	Vicki	196
25	Rhonda	194

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Paula	190
27	Sherry	189
28	Carolyn	181
29	Vickie	180
30	Judy	165
31	Beverly	160
32	Elizabeth	157
32	Shirley	157
34	Lisa	156
35	Debbie	155
36	Diana	150
37	Terri	141
38	Cathy	138
39	Anita	135
40	Kathryn	127
41	Laura	124
42	Betty	123
43	Cindy	122
44	Robin	118
45	Denise	115
46	Diane	113
46	Kim	113
48	Glenda	110
49	Margaret	108
50	Joyce	105
51	Marilyn	103
51	Peggy	103
53	Sheila	102
54	Catherine	98
54	Jo	98
54	Phyllis	98
57	Rita	89
58	Terry	87
59	Kathleen	85
59	Kimberly	85
61	Wanda	83
62	Carla	82
62	Martha	82
64	Theresa	79
65	Ladonna	75
66	Sherri	74
67	Judith	73
67	Tina	73
67	Virginia	73
70	Charlotte	71
71	Marsha	67
72	Katherine	66
73	Dana	65
74	Leslie	64
75	Becky	63
76	Jennifer	62
77	Marcia	60
77	Regina	60
79	Ann	59
79	Gail	59
79	Jane	59
79	Valerie	59
83	Julie	55
83	Patti	55
83	Sheryl	55
86	Belinda	54
86	Gloria	54
86	Joy	54
89	Alice	53
89	Angela	53
89	Rose	53
92	Doris	52
92	Jan	52
92	Sue	52
95	Loretta	51
95	Melinda	51
95	Vicky	51
98	Gayla	49
99	Janis	48
99	Ruth	48