Virginia · 1956

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Deborah	1,490
#2	Mary	1,286
#3	Linda	1,121
#4	Patricia	1,082
#5	Debra	954
#6	Sharon	920
#7	Karen	864
#8	Susan	809
#9	Brenda	766
#10	Barbara	748
#11	Donna	730
#12	Cynthia	716
#13	Pamela	593
#14	Sandra	568
#15	Teresa	515
#16	Kathy	513
#17	Nancy	492
#18	Carolyn	467
#19	Joyce	417
#20	Elizabeth	383
#21	Janet	381
#22	Wanda	378
#23	Diane	359
#24	Carol	351
#25	Cheryl	350
#26	Betty	347
#27	Robin	341
#28	Margaret	328
#29	Shirley	318
#30	Cathy	301
#31	Judy	300
#32	Rebecca	289
#33	Janice	284
#34	Catherine	284
#35	Connie	255
#36	Sheila	253
#37	Martha	247
#38	Gloria	245
#39	Debbie	239
#40	Virginia	233
#41	Bonnie	230
#42	Sherry	226
#43	Katherine	223
#44	Theresa	222
#45	Beverly	218
#46	Phyllis	213
#47	Peggy	208
#48	Vickie	207
#49	Darlene	203
#50	Denise	200
#51	Rhonda	198
#52	Dorothy	195
#53	Kathleen	185
#54	Frances	182
#55	Laura	167
#56	Jacqueline	167
#57	Anita	166
#58	Jo	163
#59	Angela	162
#60	Doris	161
#61	Rita	160
#62	Lisa	158
#63	Gail	157
#64	Ruth	157
#65	Ann	155
#66	Judith	154
#67	Terry	150
#68	Sarah	148
#69	Jane	145
#70	Kathryn	144
#71	Anne	142
#72	Joan	142
#73	Helen	139
#74	Paula	139
#75	Valerie	137
#76	Jean	137
#77	Cindy	133
#78	Ellen	132
#79	Alice	132
#80	Vicki	130
#81	Marilyn	128
#82	Evelyn	128
#83	Kim	127
#84	Rose	125
#85	Vanessa	122
#86	Christine	120
#87	Diana	120
#88	Regina	118
#89	Victoria	116
#90	Patsy	106
#91	Gwendolyn	106
#92	Charlotte	105
#93	Sylvia	103
#94	Jennifer	101
#95	Annette	99
#96	Tina	99
#97	Shelia	98
#98	Vivian	94
#99	Audrey	93
#100	Julia	92

Uniquely popular in Virginia

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Shelby	48	12	2
Doretha	20	5	1
Angelia	22	5	1
Alfreda	21	5	1
Elsie	32	8	2
Laverne	36	9	3
Patsy	106	26	9
Eunice	23	6	2
Deloris	36	9	3
Althea	21	5	2
Faye	52	13	5
Dale	43	10	4

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.