Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	357
2	Deborah	331
3	Donna	320
4	Mary	292
5	Linda	261
6	Debra	258
7	Karen	248
8	Patricia	240
9	Cheryl	207
10	Kathleen	202
11	Diane	192
12	Cynthia	165
13	Nancy	155
14	Denise	142
15	Barbara	141
16	Carol	133
17	Sharon	122
18	Elizabeth	115
19	Pamela	99
20	Sandra	98
21	Gail	97
21	Paula	97
23	Ann	96
24	Margaret	91
25	Jane	80

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Robin	79
27	Joan	75
28	Lynn	72
29	Janet	70
29	Joanne	70
31	Christine	68
32	Judith	66
33	Catherine	61
34	Joyce	59
35	Jean	58
36	Janice	57
36	Lisa	57
38	Doreen	56
38	Maureen	56
40	Anne	55
41	Kim	51
41	Lori	51
41	Marie	51
44	Jo	49
44	Laurie	49
46	Elaine	44
47	Colleen	43
48	Jeanne	42
48	Kathy	42
50	Cathy	39
50	Theresa	39
52	Michele	37
52	Sheila	37
52	Suzanne	37
55	Beverly	35
55	Brenda	35
57	Dorothy	34
57	Lorraine	34
57	Valerie	34
60	Darlene	32
61	Charlene	31
62	Michelle	30
63	Ellen	29
63	Katherine	29
63	Kathryn	29
66	Eileen	28
66	Jacqueline	28
66	Rose	28
69	Louise	27
69	Ruth	27
71	Judy	26
71	Laura	26
73	Carolyn	25
73	Dianne	25
73	Helen	25
76	Cindy	24
76	Claire	24
76	Dawn	24
79	Angela	23
79	Bonnie	23
79	Debbie	23
79	Joann	23
79	Lynne	23
79	Maria	23
79	Roberta	23
86	Sheryl	22
86	Wendy	22
88	Diana	21
89	Marilyn	20
89	Shirley	20
91	Alice	19
91	Virginia	19
93	Claudia	18
93	Holly	18
93	Lois	18
93	Marcia	18
93	Martha	18
93	Pauline	18
93	Stephanie	18
100	Audrey	17
100	Julie	17
100	Kimberly	17
100	Rhonda	17
100	Teresa	17