Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,614
2	Linda	2,556
3	Debra	2,395
4	Patricia	2,217
5	Cynthia	2,170
6	Deborah	2,151
7	Maria	2,125
8	Karen	1,819
9	Susan	1,569
10	Brenda	1,557
11	Donna	1,526
12	Pamela	1,505
13	Sharon	1,485
14	Sandra	1,419
15	Barbara	1,307
16	Nancy	1,115
17	Sylvia	1,081
18	Rebecca	1,007
19	Elizabeth	999
20	Cheryl	975
21	Kathy	961
22	Gloria	959
23	Teresa	890
24	Carol	861
25	Diana	814

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	800
27	Rosa	791
28	Martha	781
29	Carolyn	764
30	Debbie	728
31	Janice	695
32	Judy	680
33	Yolanda	657
34	Lisa	651
35	Laura	648
36	Vicki	635
37	Sherry	634
38	Paula	627
39	Shirley	623
40	Norma	610
41	Beverly	609
42	Connie	605
43	Diane	593
44	Rhonda	591
45	Rose	588
46	Margaret	584
47	Betty	576
48	Vickie	544
49	Cathy	531
50	Virginia	513
51	Cindy	499
52	Wanda	477
53	Joyce	455
54	Jo	440
55	Peggy	438
56	Kathleen	435
57	Marilyn	428
58	Denise	426
59	Juanita	424
60	Theresa	412
61	Catherine	407
62	Irma	395
63	Rita	391
64	Kathryn	387
65	Terri	385
66	Anna	384
67	Sheila	380
68	Anita	374
69	Alice	372
69	Terry	372
71	Glenda	368
72	Janie	355
73	Irene	343
74	Kim	340
75	Julie	339
76	Katherine	337
77	Robin	316
78	Charlotte	314
79	Frances	312
79	Tina	312
81	Dorothy	311
82	Helen	309
83	Belinda	299
84	Guadalupe	292
85	Carla	285
86	Phyllis	284
87	Kimberly	280
88	Doris	279
89	Becky	274
90	Ruth	272
91	Gwendolyn	270
92	Leticia	268
93	Ann	263
93	Dora	263
95	Melinda	259
96	Bonnie	258
96	Sheryl	258
98	Angela	257
99	Eva	256
100	Alicia	251