Top 100 Pennsylvania Girl Baby Names in 1956

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

The Most Popular Pennsylvania Girl Baby Names in 1956


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in Pennsylvania was Mary. In total there were 115,790 girls born sharing 983 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
1Mary1 in 30 (3.3%)3,871
2Deborah1 in 32 (3.1%)3,567
3Susan1 in 35 (2.9%)3,319
4Linda1 in 38 (2.7%)3,076
5Karen1 in 38 (2.6%)3,036
6Patricia1 in 38 (2.6%)3,012
7Debra1 in 40 (2.5%)2,900
8Donna1 in 48 (2.1%)2,416
9Barbara1 in 49 (2%)2,351
10Cynthia1 in 53 (1.9%)2,178
11Kathleen1 in 57 (1.8%)2,034
12Diane1 in 58 (1.7%)1,992
13Nancy1 in 61 (1.6%)1,889
14Sharon1 in 65 (1.6%)1,795
15Carol1 in 71 (1.4%)1,626
16Sandra1 in 81 (1.2%)1,427
17Cheryl1 in 85 (1.2%)1,366
18Denise1 in 92 (1.1%)1,262
19Pamela1 in 93 (1.1%)1,246
20Margaret1 in 103 (1%)1,128
21Elizabeth1 in 110 (0.9%)1,053
22Kathy1 in 120 (0.8%)966
23Janet1 in 121 (0.8%)957
24Judith1 in 137 (0.7%)846
25Robin1 in 137 (0.7%)843
26Christine1 in 139 (0.7%)834
27Theresa1 in 143 (0.7%)812
28Cindy1 in 143 (0.7%)811
29Catherine1 in 146 (0.7%)795
30Joyce1 in 156 (0.6%)740
31Kim1 in 161 (0.6%)720
32Joan1 in 162 (0.6%)714
33Lisa1 in 165 (0.6%)703
34Bonnie1 in 172 (0.6%)675
35Brenda1 in 172 (0.6%)674
36Janice1 in 173 (0.6%)668
37Cathy1 in 174 (0.6%)667
38Darlene1 in 181 (0.6%)641
39Ann1 in 186 (0.5%)622
40Beverly1 in 188 (0.5%)616
41Lynn1 in 194 (0.5%)598
42Jane1 in 197 (0.5%)587
43Kimberly1 in 208 (0.5%)558
44Joanne1 in 217 (0.5%)533
45Ruth1 in 229 (0.4%)506
46Gail1 in 230 (0.4%)504
47Jean1 in 236 (0.4%)490
48Michele1 in 238 (0.4%)486
49Rose1 in 245 (0.4%)472
50Rebecca1 in 246 (0.4%)471
51Debbie1 in 246 (0.4%)470
52Kathryn1 in 248 (0.4%)466
53Anne1 in 258 (0.4%)449
54Maureen1 in 261 (0.4%)443
55Eileen1 in 261 (0.4%)443
56Dorothy1 in 266 (0.4%)436
57Elaine1 in 267 (0.4%)433
58Paula1 in 270 (0.4%)429
59Shirley1 in 271 (0.4%)428
60Marie1 in 276 (0.4%)419
61Teresa1 in 279 (0.4%)415
62Tina1 in 281 (0.4%)412
63Wendy1 in 285 (0.4%)406
64Valerie1 in 289 (0.3%)401
65Judy1 in 290 (0.3%)399
66Ellen1 in 291 (0.3%)398
67Laura1 in 291 (0.3%)398
68Beth1 in 302 (0.3%)383
69Suzanne1 in 308 (0.3%)376
70Dawn1 in 316 (0.3%)366
71Virginia1 in 318 (0.3%)364
72Diana1 in 331 (0.3%)350
73Renee1 in 332 (0.3%)349
74Carolyn1 in 333 (0.3%)348
75Maria1 in 334 (0.3%)347
76Sherry1 in 338 (0.3%)343
77Jo1 in 338 (0.3%)343
78Colleen1 in 338 (0.3%)343
79Jacqueline1 in 339 (0.3%)342
80Betty1 in 342 (0.3%)339
81Michelle1 in 342 (0.3%)339
82Sheila1 in 346 (0.3%)335
83Anna1 in 347 (0.3%)334
84Sally1 in 347 (0.3%)334
85Helen1 in 357 (0.3%)324
86Connie1 in 358 (0.3%)323
87Vicki1 in 363 (0.3%)319
88Anita1 in 364 (0.3%)318
89Joann1 in 364 (0.3%)318
90Victoria1 in 368 (0.3%)315
91Rita1 in 370 (0.3%)313
92Lorraine1 in 371 (0.3%)312
93Amy1 in 371 (0.3%)312
94Jill1 in 375 (0.3%)309
95Lori1 in 375 (0.3%)309
96Roberta1 in 383 (0.3%)302
97Gloria1 in 393 (0.3%)295
98Andrea1 in 406 (0.2%)285
99Terry1 in 418 (0.2%)277
100Phyllis1 in 418 (0.2%)277


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