Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Debra	713
2	Deborah	671
3	Mary	643
4	Linda	525
5	Patricia	462
6	Sharon	426
7	Donna	422
8	Pamela	400
9	Barbara	399
10	Kathy	388
11	Brenda	374
12	Karen	370
13	Susan	321
14	Sandra	308
15	Teresa	292
16	Rebecca	240
17	Cynthia	232
17	Nancy	232
19	Connie	221
20	Cathy	217
21	Cheryl	200
22	Joyce	188
23	Diana	183
24	Vickie	177
25	Robin	173

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	172
27	Elizabeth	171
28	Janet	170
29	Betty	169
30	Beverly	162
31	Sherry	148
32	Judy	144
33	Carolyn	139
34	Kimberly	136
35	Anita	128
36	Sheila	127
37	Debbie	121
38	Margaret	117
39	Rhonda	112
40	Bonnie	111
40	Judith	111
42	Martha	109
42	Paula	109
44	Rose	106
44	Vicki	106
46	Catherine	102
47	Kathryn	97
48	Darlene	95
49	Diane	94
50	Terri	91
51	Rita	90
52	Janice	87
52	Ruth	87
52	Shirley	87
55	Cindy	85
56	Virginia	83
57	Helen	82
57	Jennifer	82
57	Peggy	82
60	Jo	79
60	Lisa	79
62	Charlotte	78
63	Phyllis	77
63	Wanda	77
65	Tina	73
66	Terry	72
67	Jane	71
68	Regina	70
69	Marsha	69
70	Alice	68
70	Denise	68
70	Katherine	68
73	Anna	67
74	Kathleen	66
75	Victoria	64
76	Laura	63
77	Gloria	62
78	Theresa	60
79	Loretta	58
79	Sarah	58
81	Roberta	56
82	Jacqueline	55
83	Ann	53
83	Dorothy	53
83	Marilyn	53
83	Shelia	53
87	Sue	52
88	Drema	51
88	Frances	51
88	Wilma	51
91	Doris	50
91	Kim	50
91	Lois	50
94	Norma	49
94	Vanessa	49
96	Christine	48
97	Penny	46
98	Melissa	45
98	Vicky	45
100	Ellen	44
100	Julia	44