Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1956

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Mary61,753
22Debra48,298
33Linda48,067
44Deborah47,829
55Susan46,558
66Patricia43,332
77Karen40,045
88Cynthia32,347
99Barbara32,303
1010Donna29,844
1111Nancy28,783
1212Pamela26,914
1313Sharon26,882
1414Sandra24,285
1515Diane22,513
1616Carol21,406
1717Kathleen21,369
1818Cheryl21,280
1919Brenda19,339
2020Kathy17,171
2121Janet16,765
2222Elizabeth16,344
2323Denise14,512
2424Teresa14,465
2525Margaret13,916
2626Janice13,015
2727Rebecca12,173
2828Catherine12,067
2929Robin11,621
3030Joyce11,091
3131Lisa11,017
3232Theresa10,839
3333Carolyn10,636
3434Laura10,572
3535Judy10,191
3636Cathy10,135
3737Cindy9,987
3838Kim9,891
3939Debbie9,868
4040Beverly9,453
4141Shirley9,427
4242Christine9,379
4343Connie9,357
4444Betty9,213
4545Judith9,108
4646Ann8,985
4747Paula8,924
4848Julie8,575
4949Gail8,441
5050Jane8,246
5151Bonnie8,132
5252Joan8,078
5353Gloria7,927
5454Sherry7,894
5555Sheila7,870
5656Diana7,850
5757Vicki7,762
5858Lynn7,738
5959Martha7,711
6060Kathryn7,589
6161Wanda7,554
6262Rhonda7,526
6363Peggy7,487
6464Rose7,335
6565Jean7,176
6666Lori7,140
6767Katherine7,080
6868Vickie6,961
6969Jo6,953
7070Marilyn6,930
7171Darlene6,916
7272Dorothy6,862
7373Maria6,735
7474Kimberly6,733
7575Virginia6,382
7676Laurie6,201
7777Ruth6,072
7878Jacqueline6,070
7979Rita6,052
8080Valerie5,914
8181Terri5,746
8282Phyllis5,651
8383Anita5,498
8484Ellen5,435
8585Victoria5,387
8686Anne5,359
8787Michelle5,327
8888Tina5,325
8989Elaine5,309
9090Helen5,279
9191Terry5,271
9292Dawn5,127
9393Angela5,031
9494Suzanne5,024
9595Wendy4,861
9696Marie4,795
9797Jennifer4,711
9898Alice4,683
9999Joanne4,672
100100Michele4,614

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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