Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,295
2	Mary	1,208
3	Linda	1,064
4	Patricia	917
5	Debra	905
6	Brenda	796
7	Sharon	777
8	Pamela	748
9	Kathy	731
10	Donna	710
11	Karen	702
12	Teresa	676
13	Barbara	613
14	Sandra	597
15	Susan	572
16	Cynthia	489
17	Judy	477
18	Carolyn	468
19	Janice	452
20	Nancy	442
21	Sherry	392
22	Betty	391
23	Rebecca	373
24	Connie	360
25	Wanda	342

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Vickie	334
27	Beverly	328
28	Shirley	322
29	Cheryl	317
30	Cathy	312
31	Carol	307
32	Elizabeth	302
32	Janet	302
34	Joyce	293
35	Martha	290
36	Debbie	287
37	Sheila	277
38	Margaret	257
39	Rhonda	252
40	Lisa	221
40	Peggy	221
42	Vicki	220
43	Diane	215
44	Rita	211
45	Dorothy	210
46	Gloria	195
47	Marilyn	192
48	Phyllis	190
49	Glenda	183
50	Anita	179
51	Angela	175
52	Doris	171
53	Jacqueline	159
54	Paula	157
54	Robin	157
56	Shelia	151
57	Virginia	149
58	Patsy	148
59	Helen	141
60	Katherine	140
61	Frances	137
62	Catherine	135
62	Charlotte	135
62	Laura	135
65	Jo	134
66	Regina	130
67	Theresa	129
68	Alice	128
69	Darlene	125
70	Sarah	124
71	Gwendolyn	122
72	Terry	117
73	Denise	115
73	Gail	115
75	Tina	112
75	Vicky	112
77	Ann	108
78	Jane	107
79	Cindy	104
80	Jennifer	103
81	Evelyn	102
81	Melissa	102
83	Bonnie	101
84	Ruth	94
85	Diana	92
85	Vanessa	92
87	Joan	90
88	Anna	89
88	Kimberly	89
88	Marsha	89
91	Rose	86
92	Kathryn	84
92	Kim	84
94	Ruby	82
95	Joy	81
95	Kathleen	81
97	Jackie	80
98	Judith	79
99	Julia	78
99	Loretta	78
99	Valerie	78