Top 100 North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1956

// These were the most popular girl baby names in North Carolina, in 1956.

The Most Popular North Carolina 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 North Carolina was Deborah. In total there were 51,753 girls born sharing 757 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
1Deborah1 in 33 (3%)1,552
2Mary1 in 34 (2.9%)1,520
3Linda1 in 40 (2.5%)1,282
4Debra1 in 44 (2.3%)1,178
5Patricia1 in 45 (2.2%)1,160
6Susan1 in 52 (1.9%)988
7Sharon1 in 53 (1.9%)971
8Cynthia1 in 55 (1.8%)933
9Brenda1 in 58 (1.7%)886
10Barbara1 in 59 (1.7%)878
11Donna1 in 60 (1.7%)860
12Pamela1 in 60 (1.7%)857
13Karen1 in 63 (1.6%)828
14Teresa1 in 63 (1.6%)816
15Kathy1 in 66 (1.5%)788
16Sandra1 in 71 (1.4%)729
17Wanda1 in 77 (1.3%)671
18Carolyn1 in 82 (1.2%)630
19Nancy1 in 94 (1.1%)553
20Betty1 in 96 (1%)538
21Cathy1 in 99 (1%)523
22Janice1 in 104 (1%)497
23Janet1 in 106 (0.9%)488
24Shirley1 in 110 (0.9%)472
25Joyce1 in 111 (0.9%)465
26Elizabeth1 in 113 (0.9%)458
27Vickie1 in 123 (0.8%)421
28Judy1 in 124 (0.8%)417
29Gloria1 in 133 (0.8%)390
30Rebecca1 in 137 (0.7%)379
31Beverly1 in 138 (0.7%)376
32Debbie1 in 140 (0.7%)370
33Carol1 in 141 (0.7%)368
34Phyllis1 in 145 (0.7%)358
35Martha1 in 146 (0.7%)355
36Robin1 in 147 (0.7%)353
37Cheryl1 in 147 (0.7%)353
38Margaret1 in 151 (0.7%)343
39Sheila1 in 156 (0.6%)331
40Sherry1 in 163 (0.6%)318
41Connie1 in 170 (0.6%)305
42Diane1 in 173 (0.6%)299
43Angela1 in 176 (0.6%)294
44Dorothy1 in 194 (0.5%)267
45Rhonda1 in 201 (0.5%)257
46Peggy1 in 210 (0.5%)246
47Doris1 in 213 (0.5%)243
48Catherine1 in 216 (0.5%)240
49Jo1 in 230 (0.4%)225
50Sarah1 in 230 (0.4%)225
51Sylvia1 in 231 (0.4%)224
52Gwendolyn1 in 238 (0.4%)217
53Anita1 in 240 (0.4%)216
54Annie1 in 242 (0.4%)214
55Marilyn1 in 243 (0.4%)213
56Bonnie1 in 245 (0.4%)211
57Jacqueline1 in 246 (0.4%)210
58Rita1 in 248 (0.4%)209
59Virginia1 in 254 (0.4%)204
60Paula1 in 259 (0.4%)200
61Theresa1 in 260 (0.4%)199
62Frances1 in 267 (0.4%)194
63Alice1 in 270 (0.4%)192
64Katherine1 in 277 (0.4%)187
65Glenda1 in 278 (0.4%)186
66Terry1 in 283 (0.4%)183
67Laura1 in 283 (0.4%)183
68Vanessa1 in 288 (0.3%)180
69Evelyn1 in 294 (0.3%)176
70Shelia1 in 294 (0.3%)176
71Ann1 in 306 (0.3%)169
72Lisa1 in 308 (0.3%)168
73Jane1 in 308 (0.3%)168
74Helen1 in 308 (0.3%)168
75Rose1 in 325 (0.3%)159
76Denise1 in 330 (0.3%)157
77Gail1 in 334 (0.3%)155
78Darlene1 in 340 (0.3%)152
79Ruth1 in 343 (0.3%)151
80Joan1 in 343 (0.3%)151
81Cindy1 in 347 (0.3%)149
82Julia1 in 370 (0.3%)140
83Vicki1 in 381 (0.3%)136
84Kim1 in 389 (0.3%)133
85Kathryn1 in 392 (0.3%)132
86Jennifer1 in 395 (0.3%)131
87Patsy1 in 395 (0.3%)131
88Vivian1 in 398 (0.3%)130
89Ellen1 in 401 (0.2%)129
90Ruby1 in 439 (0.2%)118
91Kimberly1 in 439 (0.2%)118
92Jackie1 in 439 (0.2%)118
93Dianne1 in 446 (0.2%)116
94Audrey1 in 450 (0.2%)115
95Annette1 in 466 (0.2%)111
96Lynn1 in 470 (0.2%)110
97Judith1 in 484 (0.2%)107
98Yvonne1 in 488 (0.2%)106
99Marsha1 in 493 (0.2%)105
100Edith1 in 498 (0.2%)104


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