The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1956 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1956.
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Girl
Rank | Name | Occ.(%in 1956) | Change |
1. | Mary | 61750 (2.999%) | - |
2. | Debra | 48299 (2.345%) | +2 |
3. | Linda | 48071 (2.334%) | - |
4. | Deborah | 47830 (2.323%) | -2 |
5. | Susan | 46561 (2.261%) | - |
6. | Patricia | 43327 (2.104%) | - |
7. | Karen | 40042 (1.944%) | +1 |
8. | Cynthia | 32342 (1.571%) | +3 |
9. | Barbara | 32302 (1.569%) | -2 |
10. | Donna | 29847 (1.449%) | - |
11. | Nancy | 28785 (1.398%) | -2 |
12. | Pamela | 26913 (1.307%) | - |
13. | Sharon | 26882 (1.305%) | +2 |
14. | Sandra | 24288 (1.179%) | -1 |
15. | Diane | 22513 (1.093%) | -1 |
16. | Carol | 21405 (1.039%) | - |
17. | Kathleen | 21368 (1.038%) | - |
18. | Cheryl | 21278 (1.033%) | +1 |
19. | Brenda | 19338 (0.939%) | -1 |
20. | Kathy | 17171 (0.834%) | +2 |
21. | Janet | 16763 (0.814%) | -1 |
22. | Elizabeth | 16343 (0.794%) | -1 |
23. | Denise | 14511 (0.705%) | - |
24. | Teresa | 14466 (0.702%) | +2 |
25. | Margaret | 13916 (0.676%) | -1 |
26. | Janice | 13013 (0.632%) | -1 |
27. | Rebecca | 12174 (0.591%) | - |
28. | Catherine | 12065 (0.586%) | - |
29. | Robin | 11621 (0.564%) | +4 |
30. | Joyce | 11090 (0.539%) | -1 |
31. | Lisa | 11017 (0.535%) | +17 |
32. | Theresa | 10840 (0.526%) | +6 |
33. | Carolyn | 10637 (0.517%) | -3 |
34. | Laura | 10571 (0.513%) | +7 |
35. | Judy | 10191 (0.495%) | -3 |
36. | Cathy | 10133 (0.492%) | +8 |
37. | Cindy | 9989 (0.485%) | +42 |
38. | Kim | 9891 (0.480%) | +37 |
39. | Debbie | 9868 (0.479%) | +24 |
40. | Beverly | 9454 (0.459%) | -6 |
41. | Shirley | 9426 (0.458%) | -4 |
42. | Christine | 9379 (0.455%) | -2 |
43. | Connie | 9360 (0.455%) | -8 |
44. | Betty | 9215 (0.447%) | -8 |
45. | Judith | 9109 (0.442%) | -14 |
46. | Ann | 8986 (0.436%) | -3 |
47. | Paula | 8924 (0.433%) | -8 |
48. | Julie | 8573 (0.416%) | +19 |
49. | Gail | 8439 (0.410%) | -7 |
50. | Jane | 8247 (0.400%) | - |
51. | Bonnie | 8133 (0.395%) | -6 |
52. | Joan | 8078 (0.392%) | -5 |
53. | Gloria | 7921 (0.385%) | -7 |
54. | Sherry | 7895 (0.383%) | +2 |
55. | Sheila | 7872 (0.382%) | +3 |
56. | Diana | 7852 (0.381%) | -1 |
57. | Vicki | 7762 (0.377%) | -5 |
58. | Lynn | 7737 (0.376%) | +4 |
59. | Martha | 7709 (0.374%) | -6 |
60. | Kathryn | 7589 (0.369%) | -1 |
61. | Wanda | 7551 (0.367%) | - |
62. | Rhonda | 7524 (0.365%) | +9 |
63. | Peggy | 7489 (0.364%) | -12 |
64. | Rose | 7340 (0.356%) | -10 |
65. | Jean | 7176 (0.348%) | -5 |
66. | Lori | 7139 (0.347%) | +23 |
67. | Katherine | 7080 (0.344%) | -3 |
68. | Vickie | 6961 (0.338%) | - |
69. | Jo | 6956 (0.338%) | -12 |
70. | Marilyn | 6929 (0.336%) | -21 |
71. | Darlene | 6915 (0.336%) | +5 |
72. | Dorothy | 6860 (0.333%) | -7 |
73. | Maria | 6735 (0.327%) | -4 |
74. | Kimberly | 6733 (0.327%) | +37 |
75. | Virginia | 6385 (0.310%) | -9 |
76. | Laurie | 6202 (0.301%) | +14 |
77. | Ruth | 6073 (0.295%) | -7 |
78. | Jacqueline | 6068 (0.295%) | -5 |
79. | Rita | 6052 (0.294%) | -7 |
80. | Valerie | 5916 (0.287%) | - |
81. | Terri | 5746 (0.279%) | +4 |
82. | Phyllis | 5649 (0.274%) | -8 |
83. | Anita | 5499 (0.267%) | +11 |
84. | Ellen | 5434 (0.264%) | -3 |
85. | Victoria | 5386 (0.262%) | -3 |
86. | Anne | 5356 (0.260%) | -2 |
87. | Michelle | 5329 (0.259%) | +10 |
88. | Tina | 5325 (0.259%) | +44 |
89. | Elaine | 5309 (0.258%) | -12 |
90. | Helen | 5278 (0.256%) | -12 |
91. | Terry | 5271 (0.256%) | -8 |
92. | Dawn | 5127 (0.249%) | +11 |
93. | Angela | 5031 (0.244%) | +16 |
94. | Suzanne | 5024 (0.244%) | -8 |
95. | Wendy | 4861 (0.236%) | -4 |
96. | Marie | 4796 (0.233%) | -4 |
97. | Jennifer | 4710 (0.229%) | +7 |
98. | Alice | 4682 (0.227%) | -11 |
99. | Joanne | 4672 (0.227%) | -11 |
100. | Michele | 4614 (0.224%) | -7 |