The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1956
6,891 different girls’ names were recorded in 1956, covering 2,007,703 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 61,741 |
| 2 | Debra | 48,324 |
| 3 | Linda | 48,084 |
| 4 | Deborah | 47,834 |
| 5 | Susan | 46,558 |
| 6 | Patricia | 43,329 |
| 7 | Karen | 40,052 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 32,339 |
| 9 | Barbara | 32,302 |
| 10 | Donna | 29,852 |
| 11 | Nancy | 28,784 |
| 12 | Pamela | 26,928 |
| 13 | Sharon | 26,881 |
| 14 | Sandra | 24,302 |
| 15 | Diane | 22,518 |
| 16 | Carol | 21,408 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 21,377 |
| 18 | Cheryl | 21,278 |
| 19 | Brenda | 19,341 |
| 20 | Kathy | 17,177 |
| 21 | Janet | 16,758 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 16,355 |
| 23 | Denise | 14,509 |
| 24 | Teresa | 14,464 |
| 25 | Margaret | 13,913 |
| 26 | Janice | 13,017 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 12,168 |
| 28 | Catherine | 12,056 |
| 29 | Robin | 11,621 |
| 30 | Joyce | 11,091 |
| 31 | Lisa | 11,012 |
| 32 | Theresa | 10,841 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 10,634 |
| 34 | Laura | 10,570 |
| 35 | Judy | 10,197 |
| 36 | Cathy | 10,132 |
| 37 | Cindy | 9,978 |
| 38 | Kim | 9,897 |
| 39 | Debbie | 9,863 |
| 40 | Beverly | 9,449 |
| 41 | Shirley | 9,429 |
| 42 | Christine | 9,371 |
| 43 | Connie | 9,361 |
| 44 | Betty | 9,218 |
| 45 | Judith | 9,115 |
| 46 | Ann | 8,990 |
| 47 | Paula | 8,925 |
| 48 | Julie | 8,574 |
| 49 | Gail | 8,435 |
| 50 | Jane | 8,241 |
| 51 | Bonnie | 8,133 |
| 52 | Joan | 8,080 |
| 53 | Gloria | 7,927 |
| 54 | Sherry | 7,898 |
| 55 | Sheila | 7,872 |
| 56 | Diana | 7,851 |
| 57 | Vicki | 7,767 |
| 58 | Lynn | 7,736 |
| 59 | Martha | 7,711 |
| 60 | Kathryn | 7,594 |
| 61 | Wanda | 7,546 |
| 62 | Rhonda | 7,521 |
| 63 | Peggy | 7,494 |
| 64 | Rose | 7,337 |
| 65 | Jean | 7,175 |
| 66 | Lori | 7,145 |
| 67 | Katherine | 7,082 |
| 68 | Vickie | 6,957 |
| 69 | Jo | 6,953 |
| 70 | Marilyn | 6,926 |
| 71 | Darlene | 6,919 |
| 72 | Dorothy | 6,858 |
| 73 | Maria | 6,733 |
| 74 | Kimberly | 6,730 |
| 75 | Virginia | 6,392 |
| 76 | Laurie | 6,207 |
| 77 | Ruth | 6,075 |
| 78 | Jacqueline | 6,062 |
| 79 | Rita | 6,054 |
| 80 | Valerie | 5,909 |
| 81 | Terri | 5,744 |
| 82 | Phyllis | 5,642 |
| 83 | Anita | 5,505 |
| 84 | Ellen | 5,432 |
| 85 | Victoria | 5,388 |
| 86 | Anne | 5,356 |
| 87 | Tina | 5,330 |
| 88 | Michelle | 5,327 |
| 89 | Elaine | 5,310 |
| 90 | Helen | 5,278 |
| 91 | Terry | 5,272 |
| 92 | Dawn | 5,128 |
| 93 | Angela | 5,034 |
| 94 | Suzanne | 5,024 |
| 95 | Wendy | 4,861 |
| 96 | Marie | 4,794 |
| 97 | Jennifer | 4,711 |
| 98 | Alice | 4,680 |
| 99 | Joanne | 4,671 |
| 100 | Michele | 4,617 |
| 101 | Jill | 4,576 |
| 102 | Maureen | 4,504 |
| 103 | Anna | 4,394 |
| 104 | Leslie | 4,382 |
| 105 | Sally | 4,346 |
| 106 | Renee | 4,329 |
| 107 | Frances | 4,324 |
| 108 | Sylvia | 4,145 |
| 109 | Doris | 4,099 |
| 110 | Marcia | 4,069 |
| 111 | Stephanie | 3,911 |
| 112 | Jeanne | 3,910 |
| 113 | Colleen | 3,897 |
| 114 | Sheryl | 3,891 |
| 115 | Sarah | 3,875 |
| 116 | Roberta | 3,866 |
| 117 | Beth | 3,799 |
| 118 | Sue | 3,755 |
| 119 | Annette | 3,750 |
| 120 | Evelyn | 3,748 |
| 121 | Yvonne | 3,584 |
| 122 | Amy | 3,546 |
| 123 | Eileen | 3,452 |
| 124 | Lorraine | 3,430 |
| 125 | Regina | 3,422 |
| 126 | Loretta | 3,407 |
| 127 | Andrea | 3,398 |
| 128 | Gwendolyn | 3,377 |
| 129 | Marsha | 3,328 |
| 130 | Carla | 3,320 |
| 131 | Julia | 3,319 |
| 132 | Charlene | 3,275 |
| 133 | Charlotte | 3,274 |
| 134 | Glenda | 3,245 |
| 135 | Lois | 3,225 |
| 136 | Jan | 3,201 |
| 137 | Dianne | 3,066 |
| 138 | Norma | 3,046 |
| 139 | Joann | 3,003 |
| 140 | Joy | 2,819 |
| 141 | Constance | 2,816 |
| 142 | Melinda | 2,713 |
| 143 | Melanie | 2,691 |
| 144 | Becky | 2,688 |
| 145 | Vanessa | 2,617 |
| 146 | Vicky | 2,611 |
| 147 | Doreen | 2,574 |
| 148 | Vivian | 2,560 |
| 149 | Audrey | 2,547 |
| 150 | Melissa | 2,527 |
| 151 | Toni | 2,504 |
| 152 | Juanita | 2,468 |
| 153 | Patti | 2,420 |
| 154 | Kay | 2,394 |
| 155 | Melody | 2,389 |
| 156 | Lynne | 2,369 |
| 157 | Janis | 2,364 |
| 158 | Penny | 2,348 |
| 159 | Irene | 2,341 |
| 160 | Jeanette | 2,338 |
| 161 | Debora | 2,330 |
| 162 | Holly | 2,325 |
| 163 | Gayle | 2,287 |
| 164 | Yolanda | 2,276 |
| 165 | Louise | 2,238 |
| 166 | Carmen | 2,207 |
| 167 | Belinda | 2,187 |
| 168 | Rosa | 2,172 |
| 169 | Monica | 2,162 |
| 170 | Marlene | 2,128 |
| 171 | Annie | 2,116 |
| 172 | Roxanne | 2,114 |
| 173 | Christina | 2,112 |
| 174 | Dana | 2,074 |
| 175 | Rosemary | 2,066 |
| 176 | Geraldine | 2,061 |
| 177 | Sherri | 2,033 |
| 178 | Sara | 2,004 |
| 179 | Ruby | 1,992 |
| 180 | Jackie | 1,982 |
| 181 | Gina | 1,961 |
| 182 | June | 1,954 |
| 183 | Shelia | 1,946 |
| 184 | Lee | 1,937 |
| 185 | Eva | 1,927 |
| 186 | Claudia | 1,915 |
| 187 | Marjorie | 1,882 |
| 188 | Delores | 1,845 |
| 189 | Grace | 1,838 |
| 190 | Veronica | 1,816 |
| 191 | Arlene | 1,807 |
| 192 | Patsy | 1,799 |
| 193 | Lynda | 1,759 |
| 194 | Jody | 1,749 |
| 195 | Sheri | 1,716 |
| 196 | Shelley | 1,681 |
| 197 | Rachel | 1,672 |
| 198 | Dolores | 1,660 |
| 199 | Ramona | 1,643 |
| 200 | Mildred | 1,636 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1956 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.