Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,097
2	Linda	704
3	Deborah	703
4	Debra	663
5	Patricia	655
6	Barbara	631
7	Cynthia	539
8	Susan	497
9	Brenda	462
10	Sandra	429
11	Sharon	428
12	Betty	403
13	Pamela	393
14	Shirley	382
15	Karen	366
16	Donna	365
17	Carolyn	351
18	Kathy	347
19	Wanda	339
20	Teresa	325
21	Gloria	308
22	Nancy	290
23	Janice	285
24	Elizabeth	271
25	Joyce	260

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	247
27	Judy	245
28	Cheryl	232
28	Martha	232
30	Carol	224
31	Dorothy	223
32	Cathy	200
33	Debbie	192
34	Diane	191
35	Beverly	189
36	Rebecca	187
37	Janet	181
38	Annie	174
39	Sarah	171
40	Vickie	160
41	Marilyn	153
42	Catherine	152
42	Doris	152
44	Rose	142
45	Frances	139
46	Peggy	136
47	Dianne	134
48	Gwendolyn	133
48	Robin	133
50	Rhonda	132
51	Jo	131
52	Phyllis	128
53	Sheila	126
53	Virginia	126
55	Alice	125
56	Laura	120
57	Jacqueline	117
58	Helen	116
59	Sylvia	115
60	Ruth	113
61	Angela	112
61	Connie	112
63	Gail	107
64	Sherry	106
64	Vivian	106
66	Loretta	105
67	Rosa	101
68	Ann	97
68	Theresa	97
70	Ruby	95
71	Katherine	93
72	Denise	92
73	Deloris	90
74	Evelyn	86
75	Rita	83
76	Julia	81
76	Vicki	81
78	Bonnie	79
78	Christine	79
80	Willie	78
81	Sara	76
82	Elaine	75
83	Carrie	74
83	Jane	74
83	Joan	74
83	Paula	74
87	Annette	73
87	Kim	73
87	Terry	73
90	Audrey	70
90	Darlene	70
90	Yvonne	70
93	Kathleen	69
93	Lillie	69
95	Patsy	68
96	Emma	67
96	Kathryn	67
96	Vanessa	67
99	Delores	66
99	Jackie	66