Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names From 1956

The Most Popular District of Columbia Girl Baby Names in 1956

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1956.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in District of Columbia was Deborah. In total there were 13,514 girls born sharing 380 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1956 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Deborah	1 in 28 (3.5%)	478
2	Mary	1 in 31 (3.2%)	434
3	Patricia	1 in 37 (2.7%)	367
4	Karen	1 in 38 (2.6%)	358
5	Susan	1 in 43 (2.3%)	317
6	Linda	1 in 45 (2.2%)	302
7	Sharon	1 in 47 (2.1%)	287
8	Barbara	1 in 51 (2%)	267
9	Donna	1 in 57 (1.7%)	236
10	Debra	1 in 60 (1.7%)	226
11	Cynthia	1 in 67 (1.5%)	201
12	Diane	1 in 68 (1.5%)	199
13	Denise	1 in 70 (1.4%)	194
14	Pamela	1 in 71 (1.4%)	190
15	Nancy	1 in 77 (1.3%)	176
16	Kathleen	1 in 82 (1.2%)	165
17	Elizabeth	1 in 90 (1.1%)	150
18	Sandra	1 in 93 (1.1%)	146
19	Carol	1 in 95 (1.1%)	143
20	Robin	1 in 95 (1.1%)	143
21	Margaret	1 in 98 (1%)	138
22	Cheryl	1 in 103 (1%)	131
23	Sheila	1 in 106 (0.9%)	127
24	Brenda	1 in 106 (0.9%)	127
25	Catherine	1 in 114 (0.9%)	119
26	Carolyn	1 in 118 (0.9%)	115
27	Janet	1 in 118 (0.9%)	115
28	Joyce	1 in 120 (0.8%)	113
29	Theresa	1 in 124 (0.8%)	109
30	Janice	1 in 131 (0.8%)	103
31	Wanda	1 in 134 (0.7%)	101
32	Lisa	1 in 137 (0.7%)	99
33	Ann	1 in 141 (0.7%)	96
34	Teresa	1 in 149 (0.7%)	91
35	Laura	1 in 150 (0.7%)	90
36	Angela	1 in 152 (0.7%)	89
37	Gail	1 in 152 (0.7%)	89
38	Joan	1 in 152 (0.7%)	89
39	Jacqueline	1 in 155 (0.6%)	87
40	Judith	1 in 155 (0.6%)	87
41	Anne	1 in 180 (0.6%)	75
42	Renee	1 in 183 (0.5%)	74
43	Shirley	1 in 183 (0.5%)	74
44	Leslie	1 in 185 (0.5%)	73
45	Valerie	1 in 188 (0.5%)	72
46	Darlene	1 in 190 (0.5%)	71
47	Beverly	1 in 193 (0.5%)	70
48	Michelle	1 in 208 (0.5%)	65
49	Rebecca	1 in 208 (0.5%)	65
50	Victoria	1 in 211 (0.5%)	64
51	Katherine	1 in 215 (0.5%)	63
52	Christine	1 in 218 (0.5%)	62
53	Paula	1 in 225 (0.4%)	60
54	Kathy	1 in 225 (0.4%)	60
55	Kathryn	1 in 229 (0.4%)	59
56	Jean	1 in 237 (0.4%)	57
57	Ellen	1 in 241 (0.4%)	56
58	Jo	1 in 246 (0.4%)	55
59	Lynn	1 in 250 (0.4%)	54
60	Kim	1 in 250 (0.4%)	54
61	Helen	1 in 250 (0.4%)	54
62	Betty	1 in 255 (0.4%)	53
63	Gloria	1 in 255 (0.4%)	53
64	Dorothy	1 in 260 (0.4%)	52
65	Phyllis	1 in 260 (0.4%)	52
66	Regina	1 in 265 (0.4%)	51
67	Veronica	1 in 276 (0.4%)	49
68	Wendy	1 in 276 (0.4%)	49
69	Bonnie	1 in 282 (0.4%)	48
70	Jane	1 in 282 (0.4%)	48
71	Ruth	1 in 288 (0.3%)	47
72	Gwendolyn	1 in 288 (0.3%)	47
73	Frances	1 in 294 (0.3%)	46
74	Judy	1 in 294 (0.3%)	46
75	Maria	1 in 294 (0.3%)	46
76	Michele	1 in 294 (0.3%)	46
77	Stephanie	1 in 294 (0.3%)	46
78	Martha	1 in 300 (0.3%)	45
79	Diana	1 in 314 (0.3%)	43
80	Elaine	1 in 314 (0.3%)	43
81	Yvonne	1 in 314 (0.3%)	43
82	Anita	1 in 322 (0.3%)	42
83	Vicki	1 in 330 (0.3%)	41
84	Sarah	1 in 330 (0.3%)	41
85	Joanne	1 in 330 (0.3%)	41
86	Charlene	1 in 330 (0.3%)	41
87	Alice	1 in 330 (0.3%)	41
88	Annette	1 in 338 (0.3%)	40
89	Maureen	1 in 338 (0.3%)	40
90	Rose	1 in 338 (0.3%)	40
91	Suzanne	1 in 338 (0.3%)	40
92	Terry	1 in 347 (0.3%)	39
93	Sherry	1 in 347 (0.3%)	39
94	Debbie	1 in 347 (0.3%)	39
95	Andrea	1 in 347 (0.3%)	39
96	Jennifer	1 in 356 (0.3%)	38
97	Cathy	1 in 365 (0.3%)	37
98	Julie	1 in 365 (0.3%)	37
99	Monica	1 in 386 (0.3%)	35
100	Laurie	1 in 386 (0.3%)	35