Top Girls Names of 1956 in the United States

Rank	Name	Count
1	Mary	62K
2	Debra	48K
3	Linda	48K
4	Deborah	48K
5	Susan	47K
6	Patricia	43K
7	Karen	40K
8	Cynthia	32K
9	Barbara	32K
10	Donna	30K
11	Nancy	29K
12	Pamela	27K
13	Sharon	27K
14	Sandra	24K
15	Diane	23K
16	Carol	21K
17	Kathleen	21K
18	Cheryl	21K
19	Brenda	19K
20	Kathy	17K
21	Janet	17K
22	Elizabeth	16K
23	Denise	15K
24	Teresa	14K
25	Margaret	14K
26	Janice	13K
27	Rebecca	12K
28	Catherine	12K
29	Robin	12K
30	Joyce	11K
31	Lisa	11K
32	Theresa	11K
33	Carolyn	11K
34	Laura	11K
35	Judy	10K
36	Cathy	10K
37	Cindy	10K
38	Kim	10K
39	Debbie	10K
40	Beverly	9K
41	Shirley	9K
42	Christine	9K
43	Connie	9K
44	Betty	9K
45	Judith	9K
46	Ann	9K
47	Paula	9K
48	Julie	9K
49	Gail	8K
50	Jane	8K
51	Bonnie	8K
52	Joan	8K
53	Gloria	8K
54	Sherry	8K
55	Sheila	8K
56	Diana	8K
57	Vicki	8K
58	Lynn	8K
59	Martha	8K
60	Kathryn	8K
61	Wanda	8K
62	Rhonda	8K
63	Peggy	7K
64	Rose	7K
65	Jean	7K
66	Lori	7K
67	Katherine	7K
68	Vickie	7K
69	Jo	7K
70	Marilyn	7K
71	Darlene	7K
72	Dorothy	7K
73	Maria	7K
74	Kimberly	7K
75	Virginia	6K
76	Laurie	6K
77	Ruth	6K
78	Jacqueline	6K
79	Rita	6K
80	Valerie	6K
81	Terri	6K
82	Phyllis	6K
83	Anita	6K
84	Ellen	5K
85	Victoria	5K
86	Anne	5K
87	Tina	5K
88	Michelle	5K
89	Elaine	5K
90	Helen	5K
91	Terry	5K
92	Dawn	5K
93	Angela	5K
94	Suzanne	5K
95	Wendy	5K
96	Marie	5K
97	Jennifer	5K
98	Alice	5K
99	Joanne	5K
100	Michele	5K