West Virginia ★ 1956

Top names in West Virginia, 1956

Debra led for girls with 713 babies ; James for boys with 1,130. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Debra	713
2	Deborah	671
3	Mary	643
4	Linda	525
5	Patricia	462
6	Sharon	426
7	Donna	422
8	Pamela	400
9	Barbara	399
10	Kathy	388
11	Brenda	374
12	Karen	370
13	Susan	321
14	Sandra	308
15	Teresa	292
16	Rebecca	240
17	Cynthia	232
17	Nancy	232
19	Connie	221
20	Cathy	217
21	Cheryl	200
22	Joyce	188
23	Diana	183
24	Vickie	177
25	Robin	173
26	Carol	172
27	Elizabeth	171
28	Janet	170
29	Betty	169
30	Beverly	162
31	Sherry	148
32	Judy	144
33	Carolyn	139
34	Kimberly	136
35	Anita	128
36	Sheila	127
37	Debbie	121
38	Margaret	117
39	Rhonda	112
40	Bonnie	111
40	Judith	111
42	Martha	109
42	Paula	109
44	Rose	106
44	Vicki	106
46	Catherine	102
47	Kathryn	97
48	Darlene	95
49	Diane	94
50	Terri	91
51	Rita	90
52	Janice	87
52	Ruth	87
52	Shirley	87
55	Cindy	85
56	Virginia	83
57	Helen	82
57	Jennifer	82
57	Peggy	82
60	Jo	79
60	Lisa	79
62	Charlotte	78
63	Phyllis	77
63	Wanda	77
65	Tina	73
66	Terry	72
67	Jane	71
68	Regina	70
69	Marsha	69
70	Alice	68
70	Denise	68
70	Katherine	68
73	Anna	67
74	Kathleen	66
75	Victoria	64
76	Laura	63
77	Gloria	62
78	Theresa	60
79	Loretta	58
79	Sarah	58
81	Roberta	56
82	Jacqueline	55
83	Ann	53
83	Dorothy	53
83	Marilyn	53
83	Shelia	53
87	Sue	52
88	Drema	51
88	Frances	51
88	Wilma	51
91	Doris	50
91	Kim	50
91	Lois	50
94	Norma	49
94	Vanessa	49
96	Christine	48
97	Penny	46
98	Melissa	45
98	Vicky	45
100	Ellen	44

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,130
2	David	948
3	Robert	832
4	John	821
5	Michael	815
6	William	722
7	Charles	654
8	Richard	594
9	Mark	454
10	Gary	418
11	Thomas	406
12	Donald	372
13	Larry	359
14	Steven	346
15	Joseph	333
16	Ronald	328
17	Kenneth	323
18	Terry	317
19	Timothy	299
20	Roger	295
21	Paul	289
22	Randy	273
23	Gregory	248
24	Jeffrey	245
25	Stephen	241
26	Danny	226
27	Daniel	221
27	Jerry	221
29	George	193
30	Dennis	179
31	Edward	174
32	Douglas	159
33	Randall	151
34	Ricky	147
35	Carl	122
36	Billy	121
37	Rodney	114
38	Kevin	113
39	Jack	112
39	Roy	112
41	Ralph	107
42	Bruce	105
43	Johnny	103
44	Raymond	101
45	Harold	97
46	Keith	96
47	Jeffery	94
48	Darrell	90
49	Samuel	88
49	Steve	88
51	Ronnie	86
52	Dale	84
53	Barry	81
54	Bobby	76
55	Walter	75
56	Anthony	73
57	Frank	72
57	Harry	72
57	Jimmy	72
60	Patrick	69
60	Russell	69
62	Howard	68
62	Micheal	68
64	Lawrence	66
65	Clarence	65
66	Allen	64
67	Brian	63
68	Eugene	61
68	Jackie	61
70	Alan	60
71	Earl	57
72	Stanley	56
72	Wayne	56
74	Arthur	55
74	Christopher	55
74	Ernest	55
77	Phillip	54
77	Scott	54
79	Curtis	52
79	Gerald	52
81	Glenn	51
82	Franklin	50
83	Eddie	49
84	Henry	48
85	Glen	47
85	Leonard	47
85	Marvin	47
88	Tommy	46
89	Andrew	45
90	Joe	44
91	Tony	43
92	Dana	42
92	Frederick	42
92	Rickey	42
95	Lonnie	41
96	Bernard	40
96	Norman	40
98	Clifford	39
98	Dwight	39
98	Fred	39