Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1956
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,869 |
| 2 | Deborah | 3,568 |
| 3 | Susan | 3,317 |
| 4 | Linda | 3,076 |
| 5 | Karen | 3,037 |
| 6 | Patricia | 3,017 |
| 7 | Debra | 2,899 |
| 8 | Donna | 2,418 |
| 9 | Barbara | 2,354 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 2,175 |
| 11 | Kathleen | 2,036 |
| 12 | Diane | 1,995 |
| 13 | Nancy | 1,890 |
| 14 | Sharon | 1,797 |
| 15 | Carol | 1,629 |
| 16 | Sandra | 1,424 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 1,364 |
| 18 | Denise | 1,265 |
| 19 | Pamela | 1,242 |
| 20 | Margaret | 1,130 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 1,052 |
| 22 | Kathy | 967 |
| 23 | Janet | 956 |
| 24 | Judith | 849 |
| 25 | Robin | 843 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Christine | 830 |
| 27 | Cindy | 813 |
| 28 | Theresa | 811 |
| 29 | Catherine | 791 |
| 30 | Joyce | 738 |
| 31 | Kim | 722 |
| 32 | Joan | 713 |
| 33 | Lisa | 702 |
| 34 | Bonnie | 675 |
| 35 | Brenda | 674 |
| 36 | Janice | 669 |
| 37 | Cathy | 666 |
| 38 | Darlene | 644 |
| 39 | Ann | 622 |
| 40 | Beverly | 615 |
| 41 | Lynn | 598 |
| 42 | Jane | 585 |
| 43 | Kimberly | 559 |
| 44 | Joanne | 533 |
| 45 | Ruth | 507 |
| 46 | Gail | 506 |
| 47 | Jean | 490 |
| 48 | Michele | 487 |
| 49 | Rose | 474 |
| 50 | Rebecca | 471 |
| 51 | Debbie | 468 |
| 52 | Kathryn | 465 |
| 53 | Anne | 448 |
| 54 | Eileen | 445 |
| 55 | Maureen | 442 |
| 56 | Dorothy | 436 |
| 57 | Elaine | 432 |
| 58 | Paula | 428 |
| 59 | Shirley | 427 |
| 60 | Marie | 418 |
| 61 | Teresa | 414 |
| 62 | Tina | 412 |
| 63 | Wendy | 407 |
| 64 | Valerie | 403 |
| 65 | Judy | 399 |
| 66 | Ellen | 398 |
| 66 | Laura | 398 |
| 68 | Beth | 384 |
| 69 | Suzanne | 376 |
| 70 | Dawn | 366 |
| 71 | Virginia | 364 |
| 72 | Diana | 350 |
| 73 | Maria | 349 |
| 73 | Renee | 349 |
| 75 | Carolyn | 348 |
| 76 | Sherry | 344 |
| 77 | Colleen | 343 |
| 77 | Jo | 343 |
| 79 | Jacqueline | 341 |
| 80 | Betty | 340 |
| 81 | Michelle | 337 |
| 82 | Anna | 336 |
| 83 | Sally | 335 |
| 84 | Sheila | 334 |
| 85 | Helen | 324 |
| 86 | Connie | 323 |
| 87 | Anita | 319 |
| 87 | Joann | 319 |
| 87 | Vicki | 319 |
| 90 | Victoria | 316 |
| 91 | Lorraine | 313 |
| 92 | Amy | 312 |
| 92 | Rita | 312 |
| 94 | Jill | 309 |
| 94 | Lori | 309 |
| 96 | Roberta | 301 |
| 97 | Gloria | 293 |
| 98 | Andrea | 286 |
| 99 | Terry | 278 |
| 100 | Phyllis | 277 |