Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,011
2	Debra	1,643
3	Susan	1,543
4	Linda	1,156
5	Karen	982
6	Patricia	927
7	Barbara	896
8	Nancy	880
9	Cynthia	837
10	Kathleen	773
11	Sandra	727
12	Diane	702
13	Deborah	701
14	Cheryl	686
15	Pamela	550
16	Sharon	512
17	Donna	500
18	Julie	484
19	Carol	481
20	Jean	453
21	Lynn	449
22	Cindy	434
23	Jane	417
24	Kim	412
25	Christine	396

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	393
27	Lori	361
28	Margaret	345
29	Judith	343
30	Joan	330
31	Janet	327
32	Dawn	292
33	Kathy	287
34	Bonnie	282
34	Laurie	282
36	Elizabeth	281
37	Gail	265
38	Janice	261
39	Catherine	256
40	Kathryn	252
41	Laura	244
42	Denise	243
43	Jill	241
44	Peggy	231
45	Vicki	225
46	Wendy	224
47	Judy	210
48	Theresa	207
49	Connie	203
50	Debbie	194
51	Robin	182
52	Sue	181
53	Jeanne	179
54	Brenda	176
55	Lisa	169
56	Paula	165
56	Sally	165
58	Katherine	164
59	Colleen	160
59	Ruth	160
61	Teresa	156
62	Darlene	152
62	Ellen	152
64	Victoria	151
65	Rita	150
66	Beverly	149
67	Suzanne	148
68	Kay	146
69	Beth	142
69	Terri	142
71	Rebecca	141
72	Anne	139
73	Renee	136
74	Shirley	135
75	Marilyn	134
76	Jacqueline	129
77	Marcia	125
78	Joyce	123
79	Betty	122
80	Amy	120
80	Cathy	120
82	Rose	119
83	Joanne	117
84	Sherry	116
85	Kristine	113
86	Lois	109
86	Terry	109
88	Patti	103
89	Marie	101
89	Maureen	101
91	Roxanne	97
92	Jennifer	95
93	Jan	93
93	Vickie	93
95	Gloria	91
96	Holly	90
96	Michelle	90
98	Rhonda	89
98	Roberta	89
100	Carolyn	88