Popular Baby Names in 1956
The most popular baby names in 1956.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 90,691 |
| 2 | James | Boy | 84,903 |
| 3 | Robert | Boy | 83,912 |
| 4 | David | Boy | 81,650 |
| 5 | John | Boy | 80,806 |
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 61,743 |
| 6 | William | Boy | 58,990 |
| 7 | Richard | Boy | 52,912 |
| 8 | Mark | Boy | 48,829 |
| 2 | Debra | Girl | 48,324 |
| 3 | Linda | Girl | 48,085 |
| 4 | Deborah | Girl | 47,837 |
| 5 | Susan | Girl | 46,562 |
| 9 | Thomas | Boy | 44,841 |
| 6 | Patricia | Girl | 43,330 |
| 7 | Karen | Girl | 40,052 |
| 10 | Steven | Boy | 38,410 |
| 11 | Charles | Boy | 35,239 |
| 12 | Joseph | Boy | 32,748 |
| 8 | Cynthia | Girl | 32,339 |
| 9 | Barbara | Girl | 32,302 |
| 13 | Gary | Boy | 31,839 |
| 10 | Donna | Girl | 29,852 |
| 11 | Nancy | Girl | 28,784 |
| 14 | Donald | Boy | 28,226 |
| 15 | Ronald | Boy | 27,723 |
| 16 | Kenneth | Boy | 27,433 |
| 12 | Pamela | Girl | 26,927 |
| 17 | Paul | Boy | 26,897 |
| 13 | Sharon | Girl | 26,881 |
| 18 | Daniel | Boy | 26,653 |
| 14 | Sandra | Girl | 24,302 |
| 19 | Timothy | Boy | 23,289 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | Boy | 23,282 |
| 15 | Diane | Girl | 22,518 |
| 21 | Larry | Boy | 22,324 |
| 22 | Kevin | Boy | 21,763 |
| 16 | Carol | Girl | 21,407 |
| 17 | Kathleen | Girl | 21,377 |
| 18 | Cheryl | Girl | 21,279 |
| 23 | Stephen | Boy | 21,204 |
| 24 | Gregory | Boy | 21,081 |
| 25 | Edward | Boy | 19,437 |
| 19 | Brenda | Girl | 19,343 |
| 26 | Dennis | Boy | 18,362 |
| 27 | George | Boy | 17,236 |
| 20 | Kathy | Girl | 17,177 |
| 21 | Janet | Girl | 16,758 |
| 28 | Randy | Boy | 16,547 |
| 29 | Douglas | Boy | 16,390 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | Girl | 16,353 |
| 30 | Anthony | Boy | 15,565 |
| 31 | Terry | Boy | 15,066 |
| 32 | Brian | Boy | 14,667 |
| 33 | Bruce | Boy | 14,660 |
| 23 | Denise | Girl | 14,509 |
| 24 | Teresa | Girl | 14,464 |
| 25 | Margaret | Girl | 13,914 |
| 34 | Scott | Boy | 13,214 |
| 26 | Janice | Girl | 13,017 |
| 35 | Jerry | Boy | 12,620 |
| 27 | Rebecca | Girl | 12,170 |
| 28 | Catherine | Girl | 12,057 |
| 29 | Robin | Girl | 11,621 |
| 36 | Keith | Boy | 11,480 |
| 37 | Peter | Boy | 11,335 |
| 38 | Frank | Boy | 11,150 |
| 39 | Raymond | Boy | 11,108 |
| 30 | Joyce | Girl | 11,091 |
| 31 | Lisa | Girl | 11,012 |
| 32 | Theresa | Girl | 10,841 |
| 33 | Carolyn | Girl | 10,634 |
| 34 | Laura | Girl | 10,570 |
| 40 | Patrick | Boy | 10,326 |
| 35 | Judy | Girl | 10,197 |
| 41 | Roger | Boy | 10,151 |
| 36 | Cathy | Girl | 10,132 |
| 37 | Cindy | Girl | 9,979 |
| 38 | Kim | Girl | 9,896 |
| 39 | Debbie | Girl | 9,862 |
| 40 | Beverly | Girl | 9,450 |
| 41 | Shirley | Girl | 9,429 |
| 42 | Christine | Girl | 9,371 |
| 43 | Connie | Girl | 9,361 |
| 44 | Betty | Girl | 9,218 |
| 45 | Judith | Girl | 9,115 |
| 46 | Ann | Girl | 8,990 |
| 47 | Paula | Girl | 8,925 |
| 42 | Lawrence | Boy | 8,898 |
| 43 | Ricky | Boy | 8,781 |
| 44 | Alan | Boy | 8,735 |
| 45 | Wayne | Boy | 8,717 |
| 48 | Julie | Girl | 8,573 |
| 46 | Danny | Boy | 8,564 |
| 49 | Gail | Girl | 8,435 |
| 47 | Christopher | Boy | 8,385 |
| 48 | Carl | Boy | 8,314 |
| 50 | Jane | Girl | 8,241 |
| 51 | Bonnie | Girl | 8,132 |
| 52 | Joan | Girl | 8,080 |