Popular Baby Names in 1956
The most popular baby names in 1956.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | Girl | 61,743 |
| 2 | Debra | Girl | 48,324 |
| 3 | Linda | Girl | 48,085 |
| 4 | Deborah | Girl | 47,837 |
| 5 | Susan | Girl | 46,562 |
| 6 | Patricia | Girl | 43,330 |
| 7 | Karen | Girl | 40,052 |
| 8 | Cynthia | Girl | 32,339 |
| 9 | Barbara | Girl | 32,302 |
| 10 | Donna | Girl | 29,852 |
| 11 | Nancy | Girl | 28,784 |
| 12 | Pamela | Girl | 26,927 |
| 13 | Sharon | Girl | 26,881 |
| 14 | Sandra | Girl | 24,302 |
| 15 | Diane | Girl | 22,518 |
| 16 | Carol | Girl | 21,407 |
| 17 | Kathleen | Girl | 21,377 |
| 18 | Cheryl | Girl | 21,279 |
| 19 | Brenda | Girl | 19,343 |
| 20 | Kathy | Girl | 17,177 |
| 21 | Janet | Girl | 16,758 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | Girl | 16,353 |
| 23 | Denise | Girl | 14,509 |
| 24 | Teresa | Girl | 14,464 |
| 25 | Margaret | Girl | 13,914 |
| 26 | Janice | Girl | 13,017 |
| 27 | Rebecca | Girl | 12,170 |
| 28 | Catherine | Girl | 12,057 |
| 29 | Robin | Girl | 11,621 |
| 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 |
| 35 | Judy | Girl | 10,197 |
| 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 |
| 48 | Julie | Girl | 8,573 |
| 49 | Gail | Girl | 8,435 |
| 50 | Jane | Girl | 8,241 |
| 51 | Bonnie | Girl | 8,132 |
| 52 | Joan | Girl | 8,080 |
| 53 | Gloria | Girl | 7,929 |
| 54 | Sherry | Girl | 7,898 |
| 55 | Sheila | Girl | 7,872 |
| 56 | Diana | Girl | 7,851 |
| 57 | Vicki | Girl | 7,767 |
| 58 | Lynn | Girl | 7,736 |
| 59 | Martha | Girl | 7,709 |
| 60 | Kathryn | Girl | 7,594 |
| 61 | Wanda | Girl | 7,547 |
| 62 | Rhonda | Girl | 7,521 |
| 63 | Peggy | Girl | 7,493 |
| 64 | Rose | Girl | 7,337 |
| 65 | Jean | Girl | 7,174 |
| 66 | Lori | Girl | 7,145 |
| 67 | Katherine | Girl | 7,081 |
| 68 | Vickie | Girl | 6,956 |
| 69 | Jo | Girl | 6,954 |
| 70 | Marilyn | Girl | 6,926 |
| 71 | Darlene | Girl | 6,919 |
| 72 | Dorothy | Girl | 6,858 |
| 73 | Maria | Girl | 6,731 |
| 74 | Kimberly | Girl | 6,730 |
| 75 | Virginia | Girl | 6,392 |
| 76 | Laurie | Girl | 6,206 |
| 77 | Ruth | Girl | 6,075 |
| 78 | Jacqueline | Girl | 6,062 |
| 79 | Rita | Girl | 6,055 |
| 80 | Valerie | Girl | 5,910 |
| 81 | Terri | Girl | 5,744 |
| 82 | Phyllis | Girl | 5,642 |
| 83 | Anita | Girl | 5,505 |
| 84 | Ellen | Girl | 5,432 |
| 85 | Victoria | Girl | 5,388 |
| 86 | Anne | Girl | 5,356 |
| 87 | Tina | Girl | 5,330 |
| 88 | Michelle | Girl | 5,327 |
| 89 | Elaine | Girl | 5,310 |
| 90 | Helen | Girl | 5,279 |
| 91 | Terry | Girl | 5,272 |
| 92 | Dawn | Girl | 5,127 |
| 93 | Angela | Girl | 5,033 |
| 94 | Suzanne | Girl | 5,024 |
| 95 | Wendy | Girl | 4,861 |
| 96 | Marie | Girl | 4,794 |
| 97 | Jennifer | Girl | 4,710 |
| 98 | Alice | Girl | 4,681 |
| 99 | Joanne | Girl | 4,671 |
| 100 | Michele | Girl | 4,617 |