Popular Baby Names in 1956

The most popular baby names in 1956.

All Girls Boys
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
6 William Boy 58,990
7 Richard Boy 52,912
8 Mark Boy 48,829
9 Thomas Boy 44,841
10 Steven Boy 38,410
11 Charles Boy 35,239
12 Joseph Boy 32,748
13 Gary Boy 31,839
14 Donald Boy 28,226
15 Ronald Boy 27,723
16 Kenneth Boy 27,433
17 Paul Boy 26,897
18 Daniel Boy 26,653
19 Timothy Boy 23,289
20 Jeffrey Boy 23,282
21 Larry Boy 22,324
22 Kevin Boy 21,763
23 Stephen Boy 21,204
24 Gregory Boy 21,081
25 Edward Boy 19,437
26 Dennis Boy 18,362
27 George Boy 17,236
28 Randy Boy 16,547
29 Douglas Boy 16,390
30 Anthony Boy 15,565
31 Terry Boy 15,066
32 Brian Boy 14,667
33 Bruce Boy 14,660
34 Scott Boy 13,214
35 Jerry Boy 12,620
36 Keith Boy 11,480
37 Peter Boy 11,335
38 Frank Boy 11,150
39 Raymond Boy 11,108
40 Patrick Boy 10,326
41 Roger Boy 10,151
42 Lawrence Boy 8,898
43 Ricky Boy 8,781
44 Alan Boy 8,735
45 Wayne Boy 8,717
46 Danny Boy 8,564
47 Christopher Boy 8,385
48 Carl Boy 8,314
49 Gerald Boy 7,991
50 Dale Boy 7,720
51 Craig Boy 7,422
52 Russell Boy 7,402
53 Walter Boy 7,020
54 Randall Boy 6,914
55 Johnny Boy 6,637
56 Andrew Boy 6,602
57 Jeffery Boy 6,571
58 Willie Boy 6,528
59 Steve Boy 6,474
60 Arthur Boy 6,288
61 Glenn Boy 6,196
62 Roy Boy 6,133
63 Joe Boy 6,126
64 Philip Boy 6,105
65 Rodney Boy 6,075
66 Jack Boy 6,051
67 Ralph Boy 6,041
68 Billy Boy 6,013
69 Barry Boy 5,987
70 Stanley Boy 5,985
71 Henry Boy 5,971
72 Harold Boy 5,956
73 Martin Boy 5,682
74 Samuel Boy 5,584
75 Ronnie Boy 5,492
76 Phillip Boy 5,416
77 Bobby Boy 5,358
78 Jimmy Boy 5,346
79 Eric Boy 5,253
80 Curtis Boy 5,157
81 Albert Boy 5,151
82 Louis Boy 4,911
83 Micheal Boy 4,732
84 Howard Boy 4,706
85 Tony Boy 4,669
86 Eugene Boy 4,619
87 Allen Boy 4,611
88 Darrell Boy 4,468
89 Leonard Boy 4,371
90 Matthew Boy 4,365
91 Frederick Boy 4,305
92 Jay Boy 4,119
93 Eddie Boy 3,994
94 Ernest Boy 3,953
95 Harry Boy 3,925
96 Victor Boy 3,907
97 Mike Boy 3,901
98 Vincent Boy 3,756
99 Dean Boy 3,712
100 Rick Boy 3,656